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U.S.-Based Global Intellectual Property Creation
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), concluded in 1970, offered a means for inventors to safeguard their intellectual property in multiple countries with a single application. This global effort to streamline the process of achieving international intellectual property protection evidences the importance of this protection in today's economy. International intellectual property rights ensure that creators can reap the rewards of their endeavors, encouraging future innovation and, ultimately, economic growth.
University Entrepreneurship: a Taxonomy of the Literature
The report surveys and synthesizes the entire field of university entrepreneurship research over the past 25 years by analyzing all the academic journal articles published in the time period in great detail, and it derives an integrative framework to guide future research.
What is the fundamental historical trend of our time? What is driving that trend? A book titled The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs are Transforming the Global Economy promises answers to these vitally important questions.
A preview of seven new book titles funded by the Kauffman Foundation, from leading scholars on topics related to entrepreneurship and innovation in a wide range of academic disciplines and perspectives.
The Engineering Advisory Committee Subcommittee on Industry-University Partnerships issued a report, Encouraging Industry-University Partnerships, that recommends strategies to strengthen National Science Foundation efforts to encourage industrial partnerships that advance research and promote technology innovation.