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| Title: | | R&D collaboration with uncertain intellectual property rights  |
| Authors: | | Czarnitzki, Dirk Hussinger, Katrin Schneider, Cédric |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 11-010 |
| Abstract: | | Patent pendencies create uncertainty in research and development (R&D) collaboration agreements, resulting in a threat of expropriation of unprotected knowledge by potential partners, reduced bargaining power and enhanced search costs. In this paper, we show that - depending of the type of partner - uncertain intellectual property rights (IPR) lead to reduced collaboration between firms and may hinder the production of knowledge. This has implications for technology policy as R&D collaborations are exempt from anti-trust legislation in order to increase R&D in the economy. We argue that a functional IPR system is needed for successful utilization of this policy. |
| Subjects: | | R&D collaboration intellectual property uncertainty patents |
| JEL: | | O31 O38 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-31383 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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