Publication

Understanding the role of IP protection in UK firms’ growth, productivity and innovation 1998-2016: Patents, trade marks and registered designs reconsidered

Published: 13 January 2021

ERC Policy Briefing

Associated Themes

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  Innovation
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  Productivity and performance

Our analysis emphasises the strong sectoral differences in the use of IP protection mechanisms, and for the most IP-intensive sectors, suggests a positive association between IP protection use and growth and productivity. We find strong causal registered design-to-innovation relationships but weaker patent-to-innovation and trade mark-to-innovation relationships.

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