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University Patenting in Germany before and after 2002: What Role Did the Professors´ Privilege Play?
- Autor(in)
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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
- Erschienen
- 12. August 2009
- Nummer des Discussion-Papers
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2009-068
- Schlagwort(e)
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Germany
professors’ privilege
technology transfer
university patenting
- Zusammenfsg.
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We examine ownership patterns of German university-invented patents before and after the abolition of the ‘professors' privilege’ in 2002 to explore how the legal change affected patenting activities. Our data show a shift from individually-owned and firm-owned patents to university-owned patents, which becomes increasingly strong over the years. Differences in the patent experience of inventors and universities further help explain the variance in ownership patterns. Both experienced and inexperienced inventors are affected by the legal change.
- article pub. typess JER
- Research article
- article languages JER
- Englisch
- article research fields JER
- economics
- JEL-Classification for JER
- O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; O34 - Intellectual Property Rights ; O38 - Government Policy