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OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET
Intellectual property rights and firm performance in Europe [Documento electrónico] : an economic analysis : firm-level analysis report / Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market.- [Alicante] : Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, 2015.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
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PROPRIEDADE INTELECTUAL, PROPRIEDADE INDUSTRIAL, PATENTE, ANÁLISE ECONÓMICA , EMPRESA, UNIÃO EUROPEIA

01 Foreword. 02 Executive summary. 2.1 Methodology. 2.2 Main findings. 2.3 Limitations of the study and directions for future research. 03 Introduction. 3.1 Setting the scene: the increasing importance of intellectual property rights for firms. 3.2 Contribution of the study. 3.3 Outline of the report. 04 The foundations: data and methodology. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Data. 4.2.1 IPR data. 4.2.2 Firm data. 4.2.3 Samples. 4.3 Methodology . 4.3.1 Descriptive statistics. 4.3.2 Cluster analysis. 4.3.3 Econometric analysis. 4.4 Summary and limitations. 05 A first look at the evidence: descriptive statistics. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Key financial and company variables. 5.3 IPR ownership by firm characteristic. 5.3.1 IPR ownership by sector (NACE category). 5.3.2 IPR ownership by firm size. 5.3.3 IPR ownership by revenue per employee. 5.3.4 IPR ownership by firm age. 5.3.5 Average stock by firm size. 5.4 Summary. 06 IPRs and firm performance: econometric analysis. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Selection of variables. 6.3 Results. 6.3.1 Interpreting regression results. 6.3.2 IPR ownership and firm performance. 6.3.3 Stocks of IPRs and firm performance. 6.4 Conclusions of the econometric analysis and discussion. 07 Conclusions of the study. 08 Annex. 8.1 Data preparation process. 8.2 Codes used for expiration or lapse dates for national patents. 8.3 Reduced sample characteristics. 8.4 Distinctive groups of similar IPR owners: cluster analysis. 8.4.1 Introduction: cluster analysis. 8.4.2. Specific approach. 8.4.3. Results: five clusters of typical owners. 8.4.4. Statistical analysis of clusters. 8.4.5. Summary. 8.5 Background to regression model specifications. 8.5.1. Econometric approach. 8.5.2 Model specifications. 09 References.