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.

Summary: Understanding the Difference Between Participants and Contributors in a Standard-Development Process

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

Navigating Intellectual Property in Sustainable Fashion

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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

BOOKLET: The relationship between Standards and Intellectual Property

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The Western Innovators of the Mobile Revolution: The Data on Global Royalty Flows to U.S. and Europe and Why It Matters

The Western Innovators of the Mobile Revolution: The Data on Global Royalty Flows to U.S. and Europe and Why It Matters

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