Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322425 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series No. WP25/08
Publisher: 
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, Dublin
Abstract: 
This paper explores the role of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in shaping technological development and regional innovation in Europe's telecommunications sector. Results reveal strong geographic concentration, particularly in Helsinki and Stockholm, which account for one-third of multi-generation cellular network technology SEPs. Unlike other technologies, SEP distribution does not scale with population or prior technological expertise. Findings further suggest a winner-takesall dynamic, where early SEP leadership reinforces future dominance, yet this advantage weakens across generations. The study offers new insights into standardization's spatial dynamics and underscores the need for long-term perspectives when modeling technological competition and diffusion.
Subjects: 
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
Technological Standardization
Cellular Network &Telecommunication Technology
Geography of Innovation
Evolutionary Economic Geography
Regional Knowledge Spaces
JEL: 
L15
O34
R12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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