Transnational spatial dependencies in the geography of non-resident patent filings

Perkins, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-4963-6494 and Neumayer, Eric ORCID: 0000-0003-2719-7563 (2011) Transnational spatial dependencies in the geography of non-resident patent filings. Journal of Economic Geography, 11 (1). pp. 37-60. ISSN 1468-2702

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Abstract

This article provides new insights into how geography shapes spatiotemporal variations in the propensity of actors from particular countries to file for non-resident patents in specific foreign economies. Our major contribution is to show that, in addition to bilateral exports and outward foreign direct investment, the geography of non-resident patenting is shaped by transnational spatial dependencies: the cross-border patenting activity of residents from one country is influenced by the prior patenting activity of residents from third countries. We find that domestic actors from particular countries are more likely to file for patent protection in focal foreign economies where their regional peers and, to a lesser extent, competitors from economies with similar export product structures have filed for a larger number of patents.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://joeg.oxfordjournals.org/
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Authors
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
JEL classification:	D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2010 16:41
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30756

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