The impact of stronger patent protection on innovation's level

Abstract

The main objective of this thesis is to study the impact of stronger patent protection on the innovation level using cross-sectional data for Portugal, Europe and United States of America. To measure the innovation level, this study uses the number of patent applications and for the strength of patent protection it uses a combination of patent rights index, including Ginarte and Park Index and Intellectual Property Rights Index. The results point to a positive effect between the level of patent protection and the innovation’s level.

Date of Award	2013
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Helder Vasconcelos (Supervisor) & Evaristo Mendes (Supervisor)