PEER-REVEIWED PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F., Jain, A.,; Gurtoo, A., Eppinger, E., Elsen, M. 2022. Intellectual property strategies for green innovations – An analysis of the European Inventor Awards. In: Journal of Cleaner Production 377. (2022), S. 134325, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134325.

Eppinger, E.2022. Recycling technologies for enabling sustainability transitions of the fashion industry: status quo and avenues for increasing post-consumer waste recycling, In: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy,18:1,114-128, DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2027122 Click to download the full article.

Eppinger, E., Jain, A., Vimalnath, P., Gurtoo, A., Tietze, F., & Hernández-Chea, R. 2021. Sustainability Transitions in Manufacturing – The Role of Intellectual Property. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 49, 118-126. Click to download the full article.

Jain, A., & Gurtoo, A. 2021. Can the restrictive boundaries of intellectual property create a larger social impact? Current Science, 120(11), 1667 – 1669. Click to download the full article.

Hernández-Chea, R., Jain, A., Bocken, N., Gurtoo, A. 2021. The Business Model in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptualization. Sustainability, 13(11), 5763. Click to download the full article.

Hernández-Chea, R., Mahdad, M., Thi Minh, T., Hjortso, C.N . 2021. Moving beyond intermediation: How intermediary organizations shape collaboration dynamics in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Technovation, Vol. 108. Article 102332. December 2021, 102332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102332 Click to download the full article.

Eppinger, E. 2021. How Open Innovation Practices Deliver Societal Benefits. Sustainability, 13(3), 1431. Click to download the full article.

Contreras, J.L., Eisen, M., Ganz, A., Lemley, M., Molloy, J., Peters, D. M., Tietze, F. 2020. Pledging intellectual property for COVID-19. Nat Biotechnol 38, 1146–1149 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0682-1. Click to download the full article.

Hernández-Chea, R., Vimalnath, P., Bocken, N., Tietze, F., & Eppinger, E. 2020. Integrating intellectual property and sustainable business models: The SBM-IP canvas. Sustainability, 12(21), 8871. Click to download the full article.

Tietze, F., Vimalnath, P., Aristodemou, L., & Molloy, J. 2020. Crisis-critical intellectual property: Findings from the COVID-19 pandemic. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Click to download the full article.

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CONFERENCE/WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS

Eppinger, E. 2022, Responsible IP utilization in times of climate change. EPO Search Matters Conference 2022

Eppinger, Elisabeth; Kovac, Martina; Dreher, Carsten, 2022, The Role of Patents in Open Science and Entrepreneurial Universities. EPIP 2022 Conference. Cambridge, UK: 2022

Jain, Akriti; Gurtoo, Anjula; Eppinger, Elisabeth; Vimalnath, Pratheeba; Tietze, Frank, 2022, Intellectual Property Strategies for Sustainability Transitions. EPIP 2022 Conference. Cambridge, UK: 2022

EPIP IPACST Policy-Industry Roundtable: Intellectual Property for a Sustainable Future. EPIP 2022 Conference. Cambridge, UK: 2022

Gurtoo, A. Can companies leverage IP to create a larger social impact? Examples from the pharmaceutical industry, Invited talk at First Japan-India Joint Seminar 2022, organised by Osaka University on 14 Jan 2022

Jain, A. Intellectual Property for Sustainability in the New Normal Era – A Case Study of Chemical Manufacturing Firm, Invited talk at First Japan-India Joint Seminar 2022, organised by Osaka University  on 14 Jan 2022

Jain, A., Gurtoo, A., Eppinger, E., Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F. (forthcoming) Technology Management Strategies for Sustainability Transitions. PICMET ’22 (Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology), Portland – USA, 9-11 Aug 2022

Jain, A., Gurtoo, A., Eppinger, E., Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F. IP Usage And Sharing Models For Sustainability Transitions – Firm-Level Case-Analysis. 7th Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM), 7-9 January 2022, Indian Institute of Management – Rohtak, India. 7-9 January 2022

Eppinger, E. 2021. The Role of IP in the Field of Green Technology. International Conference on Intellectual Property and Development: Innovation in Green Technologies for Sustainable Development, November 22nd-23rd, Geneva, Switzerland, https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2021/ip-development-conference.html

Eppinger, E., Vimalnath, P., Kovac, M., & Siemen, C. 2021. Strategic use of the intellectual property to increase sustainability impact. Responsible Innovation Summit: Make Change Happen, October 19th-22nd, https://responsibleinnovation-summit.com/

Elsen, M., Aristodemou, L., Tietze, F., Vimalnath, P. 2021. Innovation in Climate-Change Mitigation Technologies: A Patent Analysis. DRUID 2021 Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Elsen, M., Aristodemou, L., Tietze, F., Vimalnath, P. 2021. Identifying green sustainable technologies: The state-of-the-art from using patent data. R&D Management Conference 2021, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, United Kingdom. Best paper award in track ‘The Future of R&D Innovation’.

Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F., Eppinger, E., Jain, A., Gurtoo, A., Kushnir, E. 2021. Responsible Intellectual Property Strategies: Insights from Case Studies of Sustainable Companies. Presented at the R&D Management Conference 2021, Glasgow, UK.

Kovac, Martina; Eppinger, Elisabeth; Tietze, Frank; Dreher, Carsten. 2021. Intellectual Property in the Policy Mix for the Circular Economy – New approaches to foster sustainability transitions, Paper to be presented at STRN Conference 2021.

Eppinger, E. Vimalnath, P., Jain, A., Kushnir, E. Gurtoo, A., Tietze, F. 2021. Sustainability Transition in Manufacturing: The Role of New Entrants and how they use IPR. Presentation & Conference paper at the EUSPRI conference, Oslo, 9th – 11th June 2021: https://euspri-forum.eu/eu-spri-annual-conference-oslo-june-9-11-2021/

Jain, A., Gurtoo, A., Eppinger, E. Vimalnath, P. Tietze, F. 2021. Critical social science perspectives on transformations to sustainability – emerging framings and approaches. Presentation at the Sustainability Research Congress (SRI) organised by International Science Council on 14 June 2021

Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F., Jain, A., Gurtoo, A., & Eppinger, E. 2021. An empirical investigation of intellectual property for sustainability and its relevance to IPR policy. Presented at the Eu-SPRI 2021 conference, June 2021

Gurtoo, A., Eppinger, E., Tietze, F. 2021. Intellectual Property Rights: A Sustainability approach for Startups and Women Entrepreneurship, at the CPDMED Incubator, Bangalore, 19th May 2021: https://incubator.cpdm.iisc.ac.in/webinar/intellectual-property-rights-a-sustainability-approach-for-startups-women-entrepreneurship/

Vimalnath, P., Tietze, F., Elsen, M., & Aristodemou, L. 2021. Intellectual Property for green innovations, circular economy and sustainability. Cambridge Zero Research Symposia 2021, February 17th, University of Cambridge

Jain, A. & Vimalnath, P. 2021. Intellectual Property Strategies and Sustainability Transition: Role of University-Industry technology transfer, Invited talk at the International Webinar on Industry-Academia Innovation, organised by Govt. Mahaveer college Petlawad Jhabua Madhya Pradesh – India, on 19 Jan 2021

Hernandez-Chea, R., P. Vimalnath, N. Bocken, F. Tietze., & E. Eppinger. 2020. Corporate sustainability transitions: Bridging sustainable business model and Intellectual Property research and practice. Presented at the 20th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Dublin, December 4-6, 2020.

Vimalnath, P., F. Tietze, A. Jain, & V. Prifti. 2020. IP Strategies for Green Innovations – An Analysis of European Inventor Awards. Presented at the 20th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Dublin, December 4-6, 2020. Click to download the working version of this paper, published in the Centre for Technology Management working paper series, Cambridge.

Jain, A., Vimalnath, P., Gurtoo, A., and Tietze, F. 2020. Intellectual Property and Sustainability Transitions: Co-Evolution and Continuous Innovation Perspectives. Presented at the 21st International CINet Conference, Milan, Italy, September 20-22, 2020.

Vimalnath, P., F. Tietze, E. Eppinger and J. Sternkopf. 2020. Closed, semi-open or fully-open? Towards an intellectual property strategy typology. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 7-11, 2020. View abstract.

Hernandez-Chea, R., A. Jain, & N. Bocken. 2020. A conceptualization of firm activities toward sustainability transitions. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 7-11, 2020.

Patil, R., Jain, A., and Gurtoo, A. 2020. Sustainability Transition in Established Corporations: Detailing the Role of Technology and Intellectual Property. Presented at the 6th Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) – 2020, IIM Trichy – India on 1-4 January 2020. Conference paper can be downloaded from here.

Eppinger, E. 2020. IPACST – Intellectual Property Models to accelerate Sustainability Transitions. Transistions to Sustainability Workshop 2020, Delft (The Netherlands) and Online, 1.6.2020 – 5.6.2020

Eppinger, E. 2019. Developing Sustainability Through Intellectual Property. IP World Summit, Amsterdam, Niederlande, 21.10.2019 – 23.10.2019

Jain, A., and Gurtoo, A. E-Waste and Sustainability – Impact Assessment Indicators. Presented at the International Conference on Transformation Strategies for Business Sustainability– 2019, Bangalore – India on 4-5 October 2019. Conference paper can be downloaded from here.

Eppinger, E., V. Prifti. Schutzrechte geistigen Eigentums jenseits der organisationalen Grenzen. Welche Lizenzmodelle fördern die Verbreitung nachhaltiger Innovationen? Beiträge und Positionen der HTW Berlin 2019.

Prifti, V. 2019. How can intellectual property rights accelerate transitions to sustainability?, IP Researchers Europe Conference (WTO, WIPO, Geneva University), 28.6.2019 – 29.6.2019

Eppinger, E., N. Bocken, C. Dreher, A. Gurtoo, R. H. Chea, S. Karpakal, V. Prifti, F. Tietze, and P. Vimalnath. 2019. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Sustainable Business Models: Mapping IP Strategies in Circular Economy Business Models. Presented at the 4th International Conference on New Business Models, Berlin on 1-3 July 2019.

Vimalnath, P., F. Tietze, E. Eppinger and J. Sternkopf. Open, semi open or closed? Towards an intellectual property strategy framework. Presented at the 19th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Lisbon (Portugal), 26-28 June 2019.

Eppinger, E. 2019. The Use of Knowledge for Sustainability Transitions. University Alliance for Sustainability. Spring Campus Conference 2019, Freie University Berlin, Germany, 2.4.2019 – 3.4.2019

Prifti, V. 2019. Plant variety protection. From intellectual property rights to open innovation. Conference of the University Alliance for Sustainability, Spring Campus , Free University of Berlin, 2.4.2019

Eppinger, E. 2019. Intellectual Property and Open Science. International Open Science Conference – Barcamp, Wikimedia, Berlin, Germany, 18.3.2019

Eppinger, E. 2018. Intellectual property models to accelerate sustainability transitions. World Social Science Forum (WSSF), Fukuoka, Japan, 26.9.2018