000013371 000__ 02357cam\a22004335i\4500 000013371 001__ 13371 000013371 003__ SzGeWIPO 000013371 005__ 20210318092559.0 000013371 008__ 040603s2004\\\\lu\\\\\\rb\\\u000\0\eng\d 000013371 020__ $$a9289448369 000013371 020__ $$z9789289448369 000013371 035__ $$a(wipo)(CD )04-0185 000013371 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1159948668 000013371 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000013371 043__ $$ae------ 000013371 084__ $$aG 22 BLI.P 000013371 090__ $$c14074$$d14074 000013371 1001_ $$aBlind, Knut,$$eauthor. 000013371 24510 $$aPatents in the service industries :$$bfinal report /$$cKnut Blind. 000013371 264_1 $$aLuxembourg :$$bOffice For Official Publications Of The European Communities,$$c2004. 000013371 300__ $$a190 pages ;$$c[28] cm. 000013371 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000013371 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000013371 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000013371 4901_ $$aEUR / European Commission ;$$v20815 000013371 500__ $$aThe final report of a European Commission Community Research project. Preface: Services have received relatively little attention from analysts of innovation until quite recently, partly because they were assumed to be much less innovative compared to the manufacturing sector, and partly owing to difficulties concerning the definition and identification of R&D in service companies. While this is changing, one area where more still needs to be understood relates to the protection of innovations in the service industries. As for the production industries, protection is important if service companies are to achieve a sufficient return on their investment in innovative activities. This study addresses the use of formal intellectual property rights (IPR), especially patents, in the service sector, and examines their importance in relation to the 'innovation process' in different service industries. 000013371 650_0 $$aIntellectual property$$zEurope. 000013371 650_0 $$aPatents$$zEurope. 000013371 650_4 $$aPATENTS : EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 000013371 650_4 $$aINNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS : EUROPE 000013371 650_4 $$aEUROPEAN COMMISSION 000013371 650_4 $$aINNOVATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) 000013371 651_0 $$aEurope$$xCommerce$$xLaw and legislation. 000013371 7102_ $$aEuropean Commission.$$bDirectorate General For Research. 000013371 830_0 $$aEUR / European Commission ;$$v20815. 000013371 903__ $$v1 000013371 942__ $$cMON 000013371 952__ $$w2006-11-03$$p2004-0185$$r0.00$$u14953$$bMAIN$$10$$kG 22 BLI.P$$v2004-06-03$$ztagged$$71 000013371 980__ $$aBIB 000013371 999__ $$c14074$$d14074