Gaétan
@gderasse.bsky.social
Professor of Economics of Innovation at EPFL. Sharing news, research findings, and professional opportunities in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy.
🔎 The #nationaltreatment principle requires that foreign patentees receive the same legal treatment as domestic ones. But is that the case? 🤔
Not really.
Read what the evidence says on the new post on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/national-t...
Not really.
Read what the evidence says on the new post on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/national-t...
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔎 The #nationaltreatment principle requires that foreign patentees receive the same legal treatment as domestic ones. But is that the case? 🤔
Not really.
Read what the evidence says on the new post on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/national-t...
Not really.
Read what the evidence says on the new post on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/national-t...
📢 I am hiring!
🎓 Looking for a bright Ph.D. student in the economics of innovation. Anyone with a quantitative background is welcome to apply.
➡️ Details at www.epfl.ch/labs/stip/op...
🎓 Looking for a bright Ph.D. student in the economics of innovation. Anyone with a quantitative background is welcome to apply.
➡️ Details at www.epfl.ch/labs/stip/op...
October 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
📢 I am hiring!
🎓 Looking for a bright Ph.D. student in the economics of innovation. Anyone with a quantitative background is welcome to apply.
➡️ Details at www.epfl.ch/labs/stip/op...
🎓 Looking for a bright Ph.D. student in the economics of innovation. Anyone with a quantitative background is welcome to apply.
➡️ Details at www.epfl.ch/labs/stip/op...
🔎 Patent citations are everywhere in innovation research. But do they really trace how ideas spill over between inventors—or are we mistaking legal paperwork for knowledge flows? 🧐
New on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
#patents #innovation #spillovers
New on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
#patents #innovation #spillovers
Patent citations: Tracing spillovers or chasing shadows?
Measuring how ideas move across firms and regions
www.thepatentist.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🔎 Patent citations are everywhere in innovation research. But do they really trace how ideas spill over between inventors—or are we mistaking legal paperwork for knowledge flows? 🧐
New on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
#patents #innovation #spillovers
New on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
#patents #innovation #spillovers
🔎 Do more #patent citations mean better inventions?
A widely used metric in #innovation studies—but not always well understood. My new post on #ThePatentist reviews the evidence, from expert ratings and market prices to auction data and hybrid corn yields.
👉 www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
A widely used metric in #innovation studies—but not always well understood. My new post on #ThePatentist reviews the evidence, from expert ratings and market prices to auction data and hybrid corn yields.
👉 www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
Do more citations mean better patents?
What patent citations really measure
www.thepatentist.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🔎 Do more #patent citations mean better inventions?
A widely used metric in #innovation studies—but not always well understood. My new post on #ThePatentist reviews the evidence, from expert ratings and market prices to auction data and hybrid corn yields.
👉 www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
A widely used metric in #innovation studies—but not always well understood. My new post on #ThePatentist reviews the evidence, from expert ratings and market prices to auction data and hybrid corn yields.
👉 www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
🗞️ International trade and intellectual property
The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce.
Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉
www.thepatentist.com/p/internatio...
#patent #innovation
The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce.
Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉
www.thepatentist.com/p/internatio...
#patent #innovation
International Trade and Intellectual Property
Let's talk about something other than tariffs
www.thepatentist.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🗞️ International trade and intellectual property
The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce.
Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉
www.thepatentist.com/p/internatio...
#patent #innovation
The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce.
Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉
www.thepatentist.com/p/internatio...
#patent #innovation
🔍 The “Strength” of Patent Systems
The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who's really setting the highest bar.
Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better.
open.substack.com/pub/thepaten...
The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who's really setting the highest bar.
Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better.
open.substack.com/pub/thepaten...
The “strength” of patent systems
Stronger does not necessarily mean better
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🔍 The “Strength” of Patent Systems
The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who's really setting the highest bar.
Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better.
open.substack.com/pub/thepaten...
The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who's really setting the highest bar.
Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better.
open.substack.com/pub/thepaten...
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📢 The next #REGIS seminar will occur this Friday, May 9, 2025, at 12.30 PM CET.
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
May 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📢 The next #REGIS seminar will occur this Friday, May 9, 2025, at 12.30 PM CET.
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).