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

Suggested Citation

Reitzig, Markus G. and Puranam, Phanish, Value Appropriation as an Organizational Capability: The Case of Ip Protection Through Patents (January 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=957335 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.957335

Markus G. Reitzig (Contact Author)

University of Vienna ( email )

Bruenner Strasse 72
Vienna, Vienna 1090
Austria

Phanish Puranam

INSEAD ( email )

1 Ayer Rajah Avenue
Singapore, 138676
Singapore

HOME PAGE: http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/faculty/profiles/ppuranam/

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