🔎 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...

🔎 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

🔎 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...

🗞️ 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 “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...