This book provides a better understanding of how intellectual property can improve economic and business performance. It focuses on three particular issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property. Scholars from leading worldwide institutions use quantitative methods and advanced survey techniques to explore the complex relationship between patents, innovation, venture capital and scientific research. The book focuses on three broad issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property.

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Advanced Research Findings and Fields for Further Research in Economics and Management of Intellectual Property; B.van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie & C.Peeters PART 1: PATENT VALUE The Battle for Patent Rights; D.Harhoff Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Value of UK Firms; C.Greenhalgh & M.Rogers Business Method Patents and Venture Capital Investment Decisions; R.H.Pitkethly PART 2: KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYSTEMS Open Science and University Patenting: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Italian Case; S.Breschi, F.Lissoni & F.Montobbio Brain Drain and R&D Activities of Multinationals; M.Cincera Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Induce More Patents?; S.J.Kang & H.J.Seo PART 3: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ABND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS What is Different about Innovation in Asia?; A.De Meyer & S.Garg How Do the Speed, Science Linkage, Focus and New Entry Matter in IT Inventions?; S.Nagaoka Complex Innovation Strategies and Patenting Behaviour; C.Peeters & B.van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie On the Relationship Between Patents and Venture Capital; A.Romain & B.van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie Index