The real picture behind patenting and firm performance

A new study published recently in the International Small Business Journal suggests that patenting has a negative effect to startup performance.  Gavin Reid of Cambridge University and Bernadette Power of University College Ireland analyzed the performance of 32,649 (3,869 high-tech, 7,574 medium-tech and 21,026 non-tech) startups based on data taken during the 2005 and 2012 […]