Research & Webinars
Here we provide a number of reports and research summaries related to SMEs and innovation. You will find additional materials in our main research section.
Papers, briefs and publications
2023 Winners
4iP Council is pleased to announce the winning papers and authors in the 2023 4iP Council Research Awards
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Summary: Understanding the Difference Between Participants and Contributors in a Standard-Development Process
by Lorenzo Casaccia, Urška Petrovčič, Karyn Vuong.
The development of technological standards, such as the fifth generation (“5G”) cellular standard, requires cooperation and coordination among hundreds of companies and thousands of engineers. This paper explains the difference between the participants and the contributors using empirical data.
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Navigating Intellectual Property in Sustainable Fashion
by Ulrika Wennersten and Fernanda Donaire
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BOOKLET: The relationship between Standards and Intellectual Property
by Dr. Justus Baron, Dr. Raluca Csernatoni, Dr. Bowman Heiden, Sir Robin Jacob, Dr. Olia Kanevskaia, Dr. Igor Nikolic, Prof. Laurent Manderieux