Bruno VAN POTTELSBERGHE
Solvay Chair of Technological Innovation
 




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PUBLICATIONS - NON EXHAUSTIVE LIST (full list can be downloaded in academic CV)

Belgian Scientific Journals

Press quotes, interviews and OpEd

Selection of book chapters (int'l)

Ph. D. Dissertation

 

 

 
Recent papers/briefs available on RePEc and Bruegel  
   
Google Scholar Publication track  
   
Books
Lost Property: The European patent system and why it doesn't work, Bruegel Blueprint, 2009 June, 80p. Bruegel
The Economics of the European Patent System , jointly with D. Guellec, Oxford University Press, 2007, Oxford, 250p. OUP
Economic and management perspectives on intellectual property rights ”, jointly edited with C. Peeters, Basingstoke , Palgrave MacMillan , ISBN 13-978-1-4039-4963-9, 2006, 266p. Palgrave
International Scientific Journals  

de Rassenfosse G. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2012, The role of fees in patent systems: Theory and evidence, Journal of Economics Surveys, forthcoming.

RePEc

Mejer M. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2012, Economic incongruities in the European patent system, European Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming.

RePEc

van Zeebroeck N. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2012, Filing strategies and patent value, Economics of Innovation and New Technologies, forthcoming.

RePEc

de Rassenfosse G. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, On the price elasticity of demand for patents, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 74(1), 58-77.

OBES

van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B., 2011, The quality factor in patent systems , Industrial and Corporate Change, 20(6), 1755-1793.

ICC

Danguy J. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Patent fees for a sustainable EU patent system, World Patent Information, 33(3), 240-247.

WPI

Danguy J. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Community Patent, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2(2), Art. 3, 41p.

JBCA

Van Looy B., P. Landoni , J. Callaert , B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, E. Sapsalis and K. Debackere, 2011, Entrepreneurial effectiveness of European universities: An empirical assessment of antecedents and trade-offs, Research Policy, 2011, 40, (4), 553-564.

ResPol

van Zeebroeck N. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, The vulnerability of patent value determinants, Economics of Innovation and New Technologies, 20(3), 283-308.

EINT

Mejer M. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Patent backlogs at USPTO and EPO: Systemic failure vs deliberate delays, World Patent Information, 33(2), 122-127.

WPI

van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B., 2011, Europe should stop taxing innovation , World Patent Information, 33(1), 16-22. (derived from Bruegel, Policy Brief, 2010-02)

WPI

Bruegel

van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B. and M. Mejer, 2010, The London agreement and the cost of patenting in Europe, The European Journal of Law and Economics, 29(2), 211-237.

EJLE

Mathieu A. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2010, A Note on the Drivers of R&D Intensity, Research in World Economy, 1(1), November, pp. 56-65.

Res in WE

Harhoff D., K. Hoisl, B. Reichl, B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2009, Patent validation at the country level: the role of fees and translation costs , Research Policy, 38(9), pp. 1423-1437 .

ResPol

van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B. and D. François, 2009, The cost factor in patent systems, The Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 9(4), 329-355.

JICT

van Zeebroeck N., B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie and D. Guellec, 2009, Claiming more: the increased voluminosity of patent applications and its determinants, Research Policy, 38(6), July, 1006-1020.

ResPol

de Rassenfosse G. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, A policy insight into the R&D-patent relationship, Research Policy, 38(5), 2009, June, 779-792.

ResPol

Turning Science into Business: A Case Study of a Major European Research University, jointly with A. Mathieu and M. Meyer, Science and Public Policy, 35(9), 2008, November, 669-679.

S&PP

Policymakers and the R&D-patent relationship, jointly with G. de Rassenfosse, Intereconomomics (Review of European Economic Policy), 43(6), 2008, November/December, 377-380.

InterEc

Policy recommendations for the Belgian patent system, jointly with S. Vandecandelaere and E. de Béthune, World Patent Information, 30(4), 2008, December, 309-319.

WPI

Europe's R&D: Missing the wrong target?, Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/3, and Intereconomomics (Review of European Economic Policy), 43(4), 2008, July/August, 220-225.

InterEc

Bruegel

Patents and academic research: A state of the art, jointly with N. van Zeebroeck and D. Guellec, Journal of Intellectual Capital, 9(2), 2008, 246-263. RePEc

A brief history of space and time: the scope-year index as a patent value indicator based on families and renewals, jointly with N. van Zeebroeck, Scientometrics, 75(2), 2008, May, 319-338.

Scientom

Who funds technology-based small firms? Evidence from Belgium, jointly with A. Boskaya, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 17(1&2), 2008, 97-122.

RePEc

Patent inflation in Europe, jointly with N. van Zeebroeck, N. Stevnsborg, D. Guellec, and E. Archontopoulos, World Patent Information, 30(1), 2008, 43-52.

WPI
Per un pugno di dollari: A first look at the price elasticity of patents, jointly with G. de Rassenfosse, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 23(4), 2007, 588-604.

RePEc

The rigour of EPO's patentability criteria: An insight into the "induced withdrawals", jointly with G. Lazaridis, World Patent Information, 29(4), 2007, 317-326.

RePEc

When small is beautiful: Measuring the evolution and consequences of the voluminosity of patent applications at the EPO, jointly with E. Archontopoulos, D. Guellec, N. Stevnsborg and N. van Zeebroeck, Information Economics and Policy, 19(2), 2007, 103-132.

RePEc
The institutional sources of knowledge and the value of academic patents, jointly with E. Sapsalis, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 16(2), 2007, 139-157. RePEc

The Impact of Collaborative Agreement on Firms' Performances: The case of the IT industry in the 90's, jointly with O. Mortehan, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 19(2), 2007, 127-144.

 
Academic versus industry patenting: An in-depth analysis of what determines patent value , jointly with E. Sapsalis, Research Policy, 35(10), 2006, 1631-1645. RePEc
Innovation strategy and the patenting behavior of firms, jointly with C. Peeters, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 16(1), 2006, 109-135. RePEc
Assessing the foreign control of production of technology: the case of a small open economy, jointly with M. Cincera and R. Veugelers, Scientometrics, 66(3), 2006, 493-512. RePEc
Issues in measuring the degree of technological specialization with patent data, jointly with N. van Zeebroeck and W. Han, Scientometrics, 66(3), 2006, 481-492. Scientom
Collaborative Agreement and R&D Intensity, jointly with O. Mortehan,Taiwan Academy of Management Journal, 6(2), 2006, 11-14.

RePEc

From R&D to productivity growth: do the sources of funds and institutional settings matter?, jointly with D. Guellec, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics,  66(3), 2004, 353-376. RePEc
The impact of public R&D expenditure on business R&D,
jointly with D. Guellec, Economics of Innovation and New Technology,  12(3), 2003, 225-244.
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Symposium Overview: Economics and Managerial Implications of University Technology Transfer, Guest Editor jointly with D. Siegel, Journal of Technology Transfer, 28(1), 2003, 5-8. PDF Format
What patent data reveals about universities - The case of Belgium, jointly with S. Saragossi, Journal of Technology Transfer, 28(1), 2003, 47-51. PDF Format
The value of patents and patenting strategies : countries and technological areas patterns, jointly with D. Guellec, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 11(2), 2002, 133-148.  PDF Format

Le rendement social des activités de R-D en France - Mesure, évolution et différenciation industrielle,
(The social return to R&D activities in France - Measure, evolution and sectorial differences)
jointly with C. Le Bas, Revue d'Economie Politique, 2, 2002, 255-274.

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Does foreign direct investment transfer technology across borders?
jointly with F. Lichtenberg, Review of Economics and Statistics, 83(3), 2001, 490-497.
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XLS data2

The internationalisation of technology analysed with patent data,
jointly with D. Guellec, Research Policy, 30(8), 2001, 1256-1266.
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The effectiveness of public R&D policies,
jointly with D. Guellec, Revue d'Economie Industrielle, 94(1), 2001, 49-68.
R&D and productivity growth - Panel data analysis of 16 OECD countries
jointly with D. Guellec, OECD Economic Studies, 33, 2001, 103-126.
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XLS data3

Using patent counts for cross-country comparisons of technology output, jointly with H. Dernis and D. Guellec, STI Review, 27, OECD, 2001, 129-146.

(Download the whole STI Review #27, special issue on new S&T indicators)

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Applications, Grants and the value of patents,
jointly with D. Guellec, Economic Letters, 69 (1), 2000, 109-114.
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Does government support stimulate private R&D ?
jointly with D. Guellec, OECD Economic Studies, 29, 1999, 95-122.
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International R&D spillovers: A comment,
jointly with F. Lichtenberg, European Economic Review, 42 (8), 1998, 1483-1491 .
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Issues in assessing the effect of interindustry R&D spillovers,
Economic Systems Research, 9 (4), 1997, 331-356 .
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Public support to business R&D: A survey and some new quantitative evidence,
jointly with H. Capron, in Policy Evaluation in Innovation and Technology, OECD (ISBN 92-64-15697-6), 1997.
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Public support to business R&D: An integrated assessment scheme,
jointly with H. Capron, in Policy Evaluation in Innovation and Technology, OECD (ISBN 92-64-15697-6), 1997.
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Belgian Scientific Journals
The economic role of the aviation industry in Belgium, jointly with A. Mathieu, Brussels Economic Review , 48(4), 2007 (2005), 393-418.  
The economic impact of Microsoft Belgium, jointly with P. Galland, Reflets & Perspectives de la Vie Economique, XLIV(3), 2005, 61-76.  
Les politiques de sciences et technologie et l'objectif de Lisbonne (Science and Technology policies and the Lisbon Objective), Reflets & Perspectives de la Vie Economique, XLIII (1), 2004, 69-86.  
Analyse critique des incitants fiscaux à la R&D des entreprises (A critical analysis of the fiscal incentives to business R&D), jointly with S. Nysten and E. Megally, Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique, XLIII (2), 2004, 71-92.  
Insight into the patenting performance of Belgian universities, jointly with E. Sapsalis , Brussels Economic Review, 46(3), 2003, 37-58. RePEc

Productivity Growth, R&D and the role of international collaborative agreements: Some evidence for Belgian manufacturing companies, jointly with M. Cincera, L. Kempen, R. Veugelers and C. Villegas Sanchez Carolina, Brussels Economic Review , 46(3), 2003, 107-140.

RePEc
International R&D spillovers : a survey,
jointly with M. Cincera, Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, 169(1), 2001, 3-32.
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Press Quotes/interviews/OpEds (Selection; cf. CV for full list)

 

Research Europe [January 14th , 2009]; “EU Patent proposal is only a ‘small step' forward ”, pp. 4, quoted.

Der Spiegel and BusinessWeek [November 5th 2009]; “Does saving the planet have to cost a fortune? ”, quoted.

Die Zeit [October 1st 2009]; “Wie gibt's Neues? Schwarz-Gelb will die Innovationskraft stärken, um die Krise zu überwinden. Der Weg ist hochumstritten ”, Nr. 41, p. 25, quoted.

The Economist [July 21st 2009]; “Europe's unwieldy patent regime: Smother of invention”, p.61. Quoted.

Euractive [June 30th 2009]; “Halve patent fees for SMEs, says EU think-tank”. Quoted.

Die Presse [June 30th 2009]; “Warum es seit 1962 noch immer kein EU-Patent gibt”. Quoted.

Intellectual Asset Management [June 30th 2009]; “More names enter the fray in the battle to be the next EPO president ”, Quoted

Financial Times [May 14th 2009]; “Call to rethink patents system”. Quoted.

Science et Avenir [July 2008]; “Favoriser le cercle vertueux université-entreprise” ; interviewed.

l'ECHO [April 12th 2008]; “La recherche européenne tombe en panne”. Author, « chronique d'ECORE », OpEd.

Courrier International [March 13th 2008]; “Il faut sauver la recherche européenne” ; author, OpEd.

Financial Times [March 7th 2008]; “Europe must use its head on academic research” . OpEd.

Le Monde [March 1st 2008]; “Ecofrictions: le mirage de la recherche européenne” ; quoted.

International Herald Tribune [Januaryr 17th 2006]; “Italy kills some patent fees, to chagrin of EU” ; interviewed.

Wall Street Journal , [April 26th 2004, p. A7]; “Solvay is schooled in diversity”; interviewed.

 
   

Selection of book chapters (international)

 

van Pottelsberghe B., 2009, The Commissioner for knowledge, in Sapir (Ed.), Memos to the new Commission: Europe’s economic priorities 2010-2015, Bruegel, pp. 56-62.

Bruegel

Mathieu A. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2008, R&D intensity: an insight into the Japanese success and the Lisbon failure, in Takako U. and E. Remacle (Eds), Tokyo-Brussels Partnership – Security, Development and Knowledge-based Society , PIE-Peter Lang, Brussels-Bern , pp. 67-92.

 

Peeters C. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2008, Understanding the patenting behaviour of firms, jointly with C. Peeters, in Bosworth D. and E. Webster (Eds.), The Management of Intellectual Property, New Horizons in Intellectual Property Series, Cheltenham, UK, Edwar Elgar, 221-248.

 
Bozkaya A . and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, The Financial Architecture of Technology-Based Small Firms: An Explorative Study, in Shaker Zahra et al. (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research , Chapter XIX, Venture Capital and Angel Financing. Wellesley, MA, USA: Babson College.  
Measuring the internationalisation of the generation of knowledge - An approach based on patent data, Chapter 29, jointly with D. Guellec, in H.F. Moed, W. Glänzel and U. Schmoch (Eds), Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research – The use of publication and patent statistics in studies of science and technology systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 645-662.  
 
 
Ph. D. Dissertation  
 
FULL DOCUMENT ZIP Format
 
Front Page PDF Format
Corpus (Aknowledgement, Executive summary, Table of content) PDF Format
Chapter 1 - Introduction PDF Format
Chapter 2 - State of the art PDF Format
Chapter 3 - The rate of return to R&D PDF Format
Chapter 4 - R&D subsidies PDF Format
Chapter 5 - Inter-industry R&D spillovers PDF Format
Chapter 6 - International R&D spillovers PDF Format
Chapter 7 - Conclusions PDF Format
References PDF Format
Appendix to Chapter 2 PDF Format
Appendix to Chapter 3 PDF Format
Appendix to Chapter 6 PDF Format
 
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