Essays on high-value patenting in Germany in an international perspective 1880 - 1932 [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Kirsten Labuske

Essays on High-Value Patenting in Germany in an International Perspective 1880-1932 Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen vorgelegt von Kirsten Labuske Stuttgart 2007 II Dekan: Professor Dr. Joachim Grammig Erstkorrektor: Professor Dr. Jörg Baten Zweitkorrektor: Professor Dr. Jochen Streb Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 11. September 2007 III The German patent office 1905-45 (Gitschiner Straße 97-103, Berlin) IV Acknowledgements My thesis would not have been feasible without the support of several people to whom I would like to express my deep gratitude. My advisor Jörg Baten has my deepest respect. His unfailing guidance and insights provided essential support for my work, of which I am thankful beyond words. I have been amazingly fortunate to have an advisor and co-author who has been always available to listen and give advice. He gave me the maximum freedom to gain teaching experience independently and to explore my own research ideas. I deeply appreciated his encouragement to present my research to an international audience on various conferences all over the world.