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on Intellectual Property Rights |
| By: | Bernhard Ganglmair; Alexander Kann |
| Keywords: | defensive publications, disclosure, open innovation, patents, R&D, text-asdata We study the content, novelty, and value of defensive publications relative to patents. We use a large language model (LLM) to apply the cooperative patent classification (CPC) system to a set of defensive publications (from 1962 to 2022) from the journal Research Disclosure, thus mapping such research disclosures and patents into a common space and allowing for a direct evaluation of textual similarities between these two types of R&D outputs. We find that while in some technologies, patents and research disclosures follow similar aggregate trends, some exhibit diverging developments over time. We also document shifts in the position of research disclosures in the patenting space that are indicative of changes in the technological landscape not captured in patents. We further show that substantial numbers of research disclosures are published before their closest patents are filed, and many contain terminology before it is first used in patents. Last, we find that in several technology areas, research disclosures have evolved from being an outlet for niche results to a vehicle to publicize technological developments of high practical relevance and value. Our results imply that when we draw conclusions about the nature of technological progress or the direction of innovation based solely on patent data, we obtain an incomplete picture. |
| JEL: | C81 O32 O34 O36 |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2025_656 |
| By: | Lehmann-Hasemeyer, Sibylle H.; Morell, Alexander |
| Abstract: | Using data on all patent cases in front of German courts between 2010 and 2015 we find that plaintiffs in patentinfringement cases mainly chose the venue where to sue by the speed with which courts dispose of their cases. We also find that quality - measured, both, as the fraction of cases challenged in the next instance and the ratio of successful appeals in the year before filing - has an impact on court choice by patent plaintiffs. We can further show that plaintiffs merely shop between three German courts, namely Duesseldorf, Munich and Mannheim. Moreover, we find that once one of these three courts introduces an additional panel of three judges, thereby working faster, the other two courts increase their working speed, too. This indicates that, indeed, courts actively compete for cases. However, we do not find evidence for courts reacting to a competitor's increase in speed by deciding in the plaintiffs favor more often or by deteriorating quality of decisions. We thank the ministries of justice of the 16 German Laender for the detailed data on patent cases. Moreover, we thank Stefan Bechtold, Fabian Gaessler, Dietmar Harhoff, Lea Tochtermann, Mike Schuster, Holger Spamann, the participants of the network meeting of the DFG network "Conflict Strategies in Innovation Markets" in Mannheim (Dec. 2023), the participants of the International Meeting of Law and Economics in Bruges (Apr. 2024), seminar participants at the ETH Zurich (Apr. 2024), participants of the CELS 2024 at Emory Law School, Atlanta (Nov. 2024), and the participants of the SAFE 2025 research retreat (Jan. 2025) for their valuable comments. |
| Keywords: | Organizational Behavior, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patents and Innovation |
| JEL: | D23 K11 K41 O34 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:safewp:312400 |
| By: | Yonggyun Kim; Francisco Poggi |
| Abstract: | We introduce a dynamic innovation game where participants race to develop a product using alternative technologies. Race participants dynamically allocate resources across (i) developing the product with the currently available technology and (ii) obtaining a faster technology for posterior development. When firm’s available technologies are publicly observable, there is a unique MPE in which firms react to a rivals’ technological discovery by increasing the share of resources allocated to development. However, without frictions, the firms file patents and license technologies to their rivals. When firm’s available technologies are private information, firms conceal their discoveries by forgoing patenting, even when patent holders retain all bargaining power in licensing negotiations. |
| Keywords: | Direction of Innovation, Patent, License, Trade Secret |
| JEL: | C73 D21 O30 |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2025_648 |
| By: | Ashish Ashok Uikey (Symbiosis International (Deemed University)); Ruturaj Baber (Christ University, Bengaluru, India); Zericho R Marak (Symbiosis International (Deemed University)) |
| Abstract: | The present study leverages the Stimulus-Organism-Behavior-Consequence (SOBC) framework to investigate how green transparency influences green brand loyalty and repurchase intention among electric vehicle consumers. Specifically, it examines the mediating roles of brand image and brand credibility in the relationships among green transparency, green brand loyalty, and repurchase intention. Data collected from 386 electric vehicle users were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Results reveal that green transparency positively impacts brand image and brand credibility, which subsequently enhances green brand loyalty and repurchase intention. Mediation analysis further highlights brand image and brand credibility as critical mechanisms linking green transparency to green brand loyalty. This study extends the SOBC framework to green marketing, offering theoretical and practical insights into fostering sustainable consumer behavior. By emphasizing the role of green transparency in building credible and compelling brand narratives, the findings guide marketers in cultivating consumer trust and loyalty while supporting policymakers in formulating transparency regulations for a sustainable marketplace. |
| Keywords: | Brand credibility, Brand image, Electric vehicles, Green brand loyalty, Green marketing, Green transparency, Repurchase intention |
| Date: | 2025–01–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04925852 |
| By: | Ruveyda Nur Gozen |
| Abstract: | Breakthrough innovations occurred when women obtained the right to reap economic rewards from their inventions. Ruveyda Nur Gozen shows how such inclusive policies are a critical driver of economic growth. |
| Keywords: | equality, gender, Technological change, women, US Economy, patents |
| Date: | 2025–02–20 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cep:cepcnp:693 |