TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The study aims to explore the interplay between open innovation and intellectual property. Differently from previous studies, we argue that open innovation fosters firm's patenting activity.Design/methodology/approach We use linear regression analysis to test model's hypotheses. Data are drawn from the Eurostat statistics and refer to a large sample of European firms (NACE Rev.2).Findings The findings confirm that open innovation fosters patenting activity in health care, also thanks to huge governments' expenditures in this market.Research limitations/implications The study focuses solely on European firms and it adopts a traditional linear approach. So, we cannot exclude that different dynamics may occur across European borders. Future research should address this concern by focusing on multi-country comparative studies.Practical implications Open innovation is the most suitable model for health industry, because it improves both innovation performance and intellectual capital of firms.Originality/value The study tackles an existing gap of the literature by considering how the presence of large customers impacts the strength of intellectual property protection.
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
SN  - 1469-1930
DO  - 10.1108/JIC-03-2020-0076
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-03-2020-0076
AU  - Orlando Beatrice
AU  - Ballestra Luca Vincenzo
AU  - Magni Domitilla
AU  - Ciampi Francesco
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Open innovation and patenting activity in health care
T2  - Journal of Intellectual Capital
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 384
EP  - 402
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -