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Showing result 6 - 10 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the word Patents.

  2. 6. Exploring the Boundaries of Patent Commercialization Models via Litigation

    Author : Thomas Ewing; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of the firm; Intellectual property rights; licensing; patents; governance; innovation economics; research and development; technology management; value appropriation; strategy;

    Abstract : This thesis explores direct patent commercialization via patent assertion, particularly patent infringement litigation, a complex nonmarket activity whose successful undertaking requires knowledge, creativity, and financial resources, as well as a colorable infringement case. Despite these complexities, firms have increasingly employed patents as competitive tools via patent assertions, particularly in the United States. READ MORE

  4. 7. The Emergence of Markets for Technology : Patent Transfers and Patenting in Sweden, 1819–1914

    Author : David E. Andersson; Fredrik Tell; Mats Larsson; Patricio Sáiz; Maureen McKelvey; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Patent transfers; patents; markets for technology; patent markets; patent agents; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the emergence of markets for technology and studies the evolution of patent transfers and its determinants, patent agencies and independent versus firm patenting in Sweden during the 19th century and the turn of 20th century. It explores how and why markets for technology emerge and under what circumstances by investigating the evolution of Swedish patent legislation and the patterns of patent transfers between individuals and firms. READ MORE

  5. 8. Licensing Games

    Author : Aineas Mallios; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; patents; trade secrets; licensing; imitation; litigation;

    Abstract : Patents are legal instruments that protect ideas, and the rise of a knowledge-based society was inevitably accompanied with their increased economic importance. As a result of this growth, patented technology became an indispensable element of firms, governments, and modern economies. READ MORE

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    Author : Klas Bergenheim; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; toxikologi; farmaci; Pharmaceutical R D; Patents; Pricing of Pharmaceuticals; Real Options; Pharmacological sciences; pharmacy; pharmacognosy; toxicology; farmakognosi; Farmakologi; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : The first paper, Pharmaceutical R&D: a real option approach, considers the process of pharmaceutical R&D analyzed with real option theory. This process is analyzed as an opportunity to research and develop a new pharmaceutical. Contrary to other models using real option analysis I use an option that takes time to exercise. READ MORE

  7. 10. Technological Discontinuities and Industrial Dynamics

    Author : Ellinor Ehrnberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; diffusion; radical innovation; bibliometrics; technological forecasting; patents; technological system; machine tools; technological discontinuity;

    Abstract : A technological discontinuity is a substantial change in the set of technological competences required to design and produce a product, often resulting in a significant change in the price/performance ratio of a product. Established firms often face severe difficulties in adjusting to a discontinuity. READ MORE