This paper presents preliminary results from a pilot experiment dealing with the economic motivations to contribute to Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). In a seminal paper Bessen and Maskin (2006) argue that in a dynamic sequential innovation framework in which every innovation builds on...

Around 300 B.C., a Greek mathematician — Euclid — discovered a theorem on which modern geometry and a fundamental algorithm is based. The Euclid’s theorem represents a method for calculating the greatest common divisors between two integers. Since 300 B.C., both Euclid’s Theorem and...

In this paper, we empirically examine how a supplier firm benefits from supply chain technology spillover in its product invention, and how customer concentration mitigates such a positive effect. Using a panel of approximately 1,670 U.S. technology-intensive supplier firms during the period...

The CryptoPunks NFT collection, produced by Larva Labs, is the highest-grossing NFT collection to date. Sales have surpassed $1.6 billion. That figure is all the more astounding given that Larva Labs gave away all 10,000 CryptoPunks NFTs for free in 2017. Christie’s has described the...

Patent trolls (or sharks) are small patent holding individuals or firms who trap R&D intense manufacturers in patent infringement situations in order to receive damage awards for the illegitimate use of their technology. While of great concern to management, their existence and impact for both...

In this study we focus on specifically which types of networks and what types of relationships matter most for the focal firm’s innovative performance in biotechnology patenting. We suggest that certain network characteristics such as their quality and the source of their knowledge, and the...

This Article is the first to elaborate a theory of decentralized intellectual property (De-IP) to explain the phenomenon of NFTs. This theory of De-IP provides a compelling new understanding of NFTs. Like the current movement to adopt decentralized finance (De-Fi), De-IP utilizes blockchain...

Die Rolle von Normen innerhalb des Innovationssystems ist sehr umstritten. Es wird sogar vermutet, dass die Zeit der Normung bereits abgelaufen sei. Andererseits wird von einer erstarrenden Regelsetzung gesprochen, die die notwendige Flexibilität für Erfindungen und Innovationen verhindere....

In this paper we develop a theory of patenting in which a firm preserves its reputation to only apply for a patent whenever a truly patentable idea has been generated. Firms have a short-run incentive to deviate and receive additional rents from unworthy pending patents, as well as potential...

This paper has attempted a comprehensive investigation of the economic impact of patent holdout by (1) providing a theoretical foundation of patent holdout and its economic implications, (2) operationalizing this theory into several testable economic models, and (3) testing the models with...