Patents in the Service Industries

Patents in the Service Industries:
Objective:
The main objective of the study is to obtain an in-depth understanding of the 'innovation process' in the different service sectors covered by the CIS. This involves an in-depth analysis of the service process, latest market trends, process of technology adoption and conditions to appropriate new knowledge in service companies.
Two tasks have to be accomplished in order to reach this main objective. First, a database has to be set up of European service companies that have applied for US or European patents and trade marks. Secondly, from this database a representative sample of service companies has to be analysed in depth in order to obtain an insight into the strategies of generating and protecting innovations in service companies and the conditions to appropriate external knowledge and new technologies.
Final Report:
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