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Contents : 1. Introduction; 2. Effects of intellectual property protection : a survey of Japanese and German firms; 3. Intellectual property protection and investment in joint ventures; 4. Intellectual property protection and technology transfer to wholly- owned subsidiaries; 5. Intellectual property protection and licensing; 6. Why are some countries perceived to afford stronger protection than others? 7. Differences in perceptions among industries; 8. Differences in perceptions among U.S., Japanese, and German firms; 9. Intellectual property protection and foreign direct investment : a simple econometric model; 10. Summary and conclusions; Appendix : Firms considering intellectual property protection as an important factor in technology transfer and investment decisions; Firms regarding intellectual property protection as relatively unimportant in the investment decision; Perceptions of U.S. firms;. Også trykt i: International journal of technology management, vol. 19, nr. 1/2, 2000.