Co-ownership of intellectual property: Exploring the value-appropriation and value-creation implications of co-patenting with different partners

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 841-852

  Belderbos, René ^a,b   Cassiman, Bruno ^a,c,d   Faems, Dries ^a,e   Leten, Bart ^a,d,f   Van Looy, Bart ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^c IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^d VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co ownership; Co patenting; Intellectual property; Open innovation; Value appropriation; Value creation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

CO-OWNERSHIP; CO-PATENTING; OPEN INNOVATION; VALUE APPROPRIATION; VALUE CREATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84899639850     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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