Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/40302 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Tübinger Diskussionsbeiträge No. 324
Publisher: 
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Tübingen
Abstract: 
In this paper we empirically investigate the theoretical results obtained in Zaby (2009). From the theoretical model, which introduces the decision to patent into a setting with horizontally differentiated products we deduce several hypotheses and test these empirically. We find that the propensity to patent increases when market entry costs decrease. Furthermore, if the disclosure requirement linked to a patent has an impact, the propensity to patent decreases with the strength of the disclosure effect.
Subjects: 
patenting decision
secrecy
disclosure requirement
market entry
horizontal product differentiation
JEL: 
L13
O14
O33
O34
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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