The Effect of Firm Innovation Outputs: A Survey Study of Intellectual Property Protection

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of intellectual property protection on firm innovation outputs. By analysing the survey data from firms in Sichuan Province, China, it was found that the level of intellectual property protection is significantly and positively related to firm innovation outputs. Further analyses show that the level of intellectual property protection has a non-linear relationship
with firm innovation outputs, and the impact of intellectual property protection on firm innovation outputs has an inverted U-shaped relationship. These research results are of great significance for a deeper understanding of the influence mechanisms of intellectual property protection on firm innovation outputs. Additionally, this study also identified the limitations of intellectual property protection on firm innovation outputs. Therefore, future research should further explore ways to address these limitations in order to promote a better role of intellectual property protection in firm innovation outputs.