nep-ipr New Economics Papers
on Intellectual Property Rights
Issue of 2025–02–24
three papers chosen by
Giovanni Battista Ramello, Università di Turino
  1. What Proportion of Knowledge is Patented? By Ga\'etan de Rassenfosse
  2. Innovative activities of Activision Blizzard: A patent network analysis By Artur F. Tomeczek
  3. Patent filing & job creation : Discovery of the theoretical equation for the inflection of the unemployment curve By Stephane Brosia; Vincent Chauvet; Christophe de Luigi
  1. By: Ga\'etan de Rassenfosse
    Abstract: This article is part of a Living Literature Review exploring topics related to intellectual property, focusing on insights from the economic literature. Our aim is to provide a clear and non-technical introduction to patent rights, making them accessible to graduate students, legal scholars and practitioners, policymakers, and anyone curious about the subject.
    Date: 2025–01
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2501.18043
  2. By: Artur F. Tomeczek
    Abstract: Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard valued at $68.7 billion has drastically altered the landscape of the video game industry. At the time of the takeover, the intellectual properties of Activision Blizzard included World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, StarCraft, Overwatch, Battle.net, Candy Crush Saga, and Call of Duty. This article aims to explore the patenting activity of Activision Blizzard between 2008 (the original merger) and 2023 (the Microsoft acquisition). Four IPC code co-occurrence networks (co-classification maps) are constructed and analyzed based on the patent data downloaded from the WIPO Patentscope database. International Patent Classification (IPC) codes are a language agnostic system for the classification of patents. When multiple IPC codes co-occur in a patent, it shows that the technologies are connected. These relationships can be used for patent mapping. The analysis identifies the prolific and bridging technologies of Activision Blizzard and explores its synergistic role as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
    Date: 2025–02
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2502.02259
  3. By: Stephane Brosia (CERGAM de Toulon - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille/Equipe de recherche de Toulon - CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon - IAE Toulon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Toulon - UTLN - Université de Toulon); Vincent Chauvet (CERGAM de Toulon - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille/Equipe de recherche de Toulon - CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon - IAE Toulon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Toulon - UTLN - Université de Toulon); Christophe de Luigi (MIO - Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UTLN - Université de Toulon - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
    Abstract: This article explores the role of patents and the possible existence of a link between them and job creation, which fills an important gap in the literature. Job creation being measured by the movement of staff among patented companies in a region of France. Usually, management sciences not really deal with the question of job creation from a quantitative point of view, but will rather evoke the consequences of axiology on organizations (Heinich, 2017), through the value of work (Guieu & Chanut Guieu, 2011; Burger-Helmchen, 2008). Our correlation is the result of a longitudinal study by cohorts over twenty years, which takes into account 100% of siren having had a patent issued in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur territory. The results establish this link for companies with less than 10 employees. The discussion exposed at the end of the article expresses an opinion about the application of this discovery to cause a theorical inflection of the unemployment curve in France, which gives a new societal meaning to innovation.
    Abstract: Cet article explore le rôle des brevets et la possible existence d'un lien équationnel avec la création d'emplois, venant combler un manque majeur dans la littérature. La création d'emplois étant mesurée par les mouvements d'effectifs auprès des entreprises brevetées d'une région de France. Usuellement, les sciences de gestion traitent peu la question de la création d'emplois d'un point de vue quantitatif, mais évoqueront davantage les conséquences de l'axiologie sur les organisations (Heinich, 2017), via la valeur travail (Guieu & Chanut Guieu, 2011 ; Burger-Helmchen, 2008). Notre corrélation est le résultat d'une étude longitudinale par cohortes sur vingt ans, qui prend en compte 100% des siren ayant eu un brevet délivré sur le territoire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Les résultats établissent ledit lien pour les entreprises de moins de 10 salariés. La discussion exposée en fin d'article émet aussi une opinion quant à l'application de cette découverte pour l'inflexion théorique de la courbe du chômage en France, ce qui donne un nouveau sens sociétal à l'innovation.
    Keywords: Patent, Work, Job creations, Innovation, Brevet, Travail, Création d'emplois
    Date: 2024–10–22
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04896112
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