Does patenting help or hinder open innovation? Evidence from new entrants in the solar industry

Ann‐Kristin Zobel, Benjamin Balsmeier, Henry Chesbrough · 2016 · Industrial and Corporate Change

Summary. New companies entering the solar industry that build patent portfolios increase their open innovation partnerships overall. However, the effect varies by relationship type. Patents strongly boost partnerships in high-tech collaborations but weaken the effect in lower-tech relationships, actually reducing partnerships in the least technology-intensive ones.

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Zobel, A., Balsmeier, B., & Chesbrough, H.. (2016). Does patenting help or hinder open innovation? Evidence from new entrants in the solar industry. Industrial and Corporate Change. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtw005

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DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtw005
Countries: Switzerland, Germany, United States
Regions: Europe, North America
Categories: innovation-theory, energy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28