Value Appropriation as an Organizational Capability: The Case of Ip Protection Through Patents
53 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Last revised: 31 Aug 2014
Date Written: January 2007
Abstract
We develop and test a theoretical framework that describes the organizational antecedents of value appropriation capabilities in the context of obtaining patent protection. We argue that firm-level differences in how intellectual property (IP) protection and IP generation activities are co-ordinated underlie differences in the ability to obtain rapid patent protection. Using a unique dataset that combines survey and patent (application) data, and employing advanced estimation methodology we show that firm level effects on the likelihood of obtaining a fast patent grant are significantly related to the patterns of specialization and co-ordination across functional areas such as R&D, business development and law that underlie IP generation and protection
Keywords: Capability, patent, co-ordination
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