Table 1 OLS regressions of attitude towards IP protection of research tools
Independent variables
Evaluation of
Statement IIA
Evaluation of
Statement IIB
Evaluation of
Statement I
Intercept 2.60 ± 0.14a 3.46 ± 0.13a 2.59 ± 0.14a
Number of delays –0.2 ± 0.04a 0.17 ± 0.04a –0.05 ± 0.06
Number of other negative effects 0.04 ± 0.07 0.02 ± 0.08 0.01 ± 0.02
Dummy variable for being tool patentee –0.04 ± 0.42 –0.34 ± 0.44 0.46 ± 0.58
Coefficient estimates ± s.e.m.
aP < 0.01. (Other negative effects include substitution of equivalent or less effective tools, prevention of initiation of a line
of research and abandonment of a line of research.)