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


Patent Management in Entrepreneurial SMEs

Patent Management in Entrepreneurial SMEs

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Categories: SMEs

Creating SEPs - A Risky Business For SMEs

Creating SEPs - A Risky Business For SMEs

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Categories: SMEs

IP developments, Patenting and Licensing with SEPs and SSOs helps SMEs

IP developments, Patenting and Licensing with SEPs and SSOs helps SMEs

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Categories: SMEs

Entrepreneurial Patent Management in Pharmaceutical startups

Entrepreneurial Patent Management in Pharmaceutical startups

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Categories: SMEs

Patenting motives, technology strategies, and open innovation

Patenting motives, technology strategies, and open innovation

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Categories: SMEs

Government-backed Patent Funds in China

Government-backed Patent Funds in China

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How to protect local R&D in Brazil, Russia, India, China?

by Florian Homann and Martin A Bader

How to protect local R&D in Brazil, Russia, India, China?

This article covers recent, detailed research by The University of St. Gallen on the motivation for and nature of western R&D investments in emerging markets.

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Categories: IP Enforcement, Trade Law and Regulation

Love an Inventor thank you

We will publish a shortlist of nominations early February. Please return to vote for your Valentine's Day favourite. Sign up here to follow this campaign.

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Love an Inventor

Please share your love for an inventor’s work with us Nominate your favourite European technology and engineering inventor below. They can be living or dead but their invention must be patented. From the nominees, we will select a shortlist of up to ten and in early February we will launch a ‘declaration of love’- inviting 4iP Council followers and those who share our passion for invention to vote for their favourite. The winner will be announced just before Valentine’s Day.

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Valuing SEPs in the Knowledge Economy

by Bowman Heiden Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) – December 2015

Valuing SEPs in the Knowledge Economy

Focuses on a comparative assessment of the standard essential patent (SEP) valuation models of four recent SEP court cases in the US in 2013-14 and discusses their systemic implications for industry and policy makers.

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Categories: Standardisation