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


Intellectual property as a transversal tool

Intellectual property as a transversal tool

4iP Council meets with intellectual property expert, author and teacher, Yann de Kermadec to discuss the current and evolving state of intellectual property.

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How is software patenting evolving in India?

How is software patenting evolving in India?

Dr. Santosh Kumar Mohanty is a vice-president and senior executive at India's largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS). TCS provides IT services, consulting and business solutions globally and is a long-standing member of Forbes' 'World’s Top 100 Most Innovative Companies' list.

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Principles for Research in Patent Markets

by 4iP Council

Principles for Research in Patent Markets

Much attention has been devoted to what might be broadly called the “patent market” and how it is performing. Some have opined that the patent system is “chaotic” and “not fit for purpose,” and therefore in need of great reform...

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Categories: Patent System and Patent Quality

Patent-Pricing

by Nicolas Petit, Professor of Law, University of Liege – February 2016

Patent-Pricing

The Smallest Salable Patent-Pricing Unit experiment, general purpose technologies and the Coase theorem.

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Categories: Standardisation, Licensing

The MP3 invention: "The patent really is a contract with society"

The MP3 invention: "The patent really is a contract with society"

“The patent really is a contract with society.” Karlheinz Brandenburg, of the celebrated mp3 invention team talks to 4iP Council.

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Patents and inventive spirit at Dyson

Patents and inventive spirit at Dyson

4iP Council interviews Gill Smith, Group IP Director at Dyson about the company’s culture and reputation, the value of its patents and patent system success.

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Patent and SMEs. What do we know and do not know?

Patent and SMEs. What do we know and do not know?

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Categories: SMEs

The Patent Management Trichotomy: Patenting, Publishing, and Secrecy

The Patent Management Trichotomy: Patenting, Publishing, and Secrecy

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Categories: SMEs

No one escapes the winds of creative destruction

No one escapes the winds of creative destruction

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Categories: SMEs

Reconciling the Firm Size and Innovation Puzzle

Reconciling the Firm Size and Innovation Puzzle

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Categories: SMEs