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Does strong patent protection facilitate international technology transfer? Some evidence from licensing contracts of Japanese firms

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  • Sadao Nagaoka, 2009. "Does strong patent protection facilitate international technology transfer? Some evidence from licensing contracts of Japanese firms," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 128-144, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:34:y:2009:i:2:p:128-144
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9071-x
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    3. Zhang, Jianhua & Ballas, Dimitris & Liu, Xiaolong, 2024. "Global climate change mitigation technology diffusion: A network perspective," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    4. Ferran Vendrell Herrero & José Luis González Pernía, 2010. "Does the intensity in R&D generate start-up’s growth?," Working Papers 2010R05, Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness.
    5. José L. González-Pernía & Graciela Kuechle & Iñaki Peña-Legazkue, 2013. "An Assessment of the Determinants of University Technology Transfer," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 27(1), pages 6-17, February.
    6. Josè L. González-Pernia & Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, 2011. "Does the intensity in R&D generate start-up's growth?," ERSA conference papers ersa10p483, European Regional Science Association.
    7. Naoto Jinji & Xingyuan Zhang & Shoji Haruna, 2022. "Deep Integration, Global Firms, and Technology Spillovers," Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, Springer, number 978-981-16-5210-3, June.
    8. JINJI Naoto & ZHANG Xingyuan & HARUNA Shoji, 2011. "Does the Structure of Multinational Enterprises' Activity Affect Technology Spillovers?," Discussion papers 11027, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

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    Keywords

    International licensing; Patent; Know-how; Ownership; O34; O33; O32;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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