Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Knut Blind

Academic career

Prof. Dr. Knut Blind studied economics, political science and psychology at Freiburg University. In the course of his studies he spent one year at Brock University (Canada), where he was awarded a BA. Finally, he took his Diploma in Economics and later his doctoral degree at Freiburg University. Between 1996 and 2010 he joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe, Germany, as a senior researcher and at last as head of the Competence Center "Regulation and Innovation". In April 2006 Knut Blind was appointed Professor of Innovation Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Berlin University of Technology. Since May 2008 he holds also the endowed chair of standardisation at the Rotterdam School of Management of the Erasmus University. In April 2010 he is leading the new research group "Public Innovation" at the Fraunhofer Institute of Open Communication Systems in Berlin.

• Regulation and innovation
• Standardisation and technical change
• Intellectual property rights and product piracy
• Innovations in the tertiary sector
• Technical foresight (e.g. Delphi Method)
• Indicator methods of science and technology

• A Conceptual Model of Knowledge Regimes, Appropriability and Intellectual Property Protection in Services by Blind, K. / Evangelista, R. / Howells, J., in: The Handbook of Innovation and Services: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective, published by Gallouj,Faiz / Djellal,Faridah, Edward Elgar 2010, pp. 342-363.
• The Role of Standards for Trade in Services: Hypotheses and First Insights by Blind, K., in: The Handbook of Innovation and Services: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective, published by Gallouj,Faiz / Djellal,Faridah, Edward Elgar 2010, pp. 527-544.
• How stakeholders assess the impacts of ICT standards by Blind, K. / Gauch S. / Hawkins, R., in: Telecommunications Policy 34 (3) (2010), pp. 162-174, .
• The influence of strategic patenting on companies' patent portfolios by Blind, K. / Cremers, K. /  Mueller, E.  in: Research Policy 38 (2), March 2009, pp. 428-436.
• Research and Standardisation in Nanotechnology: Evidence from Germany. by Blind, K. / Gauch, S. in: Journal of Technology Transfer 34 (3), June 2009, pp. 320-342.
• Trends in ICT Standards: The relationship between European standardisation bodies and standards consortia. by Blind, K. / Gauch, S. in: Telecommunication Policy 2008, 32 (7), pp. 503-513.
• The Dynamics of Standards edited by Egyedi, T. / Blind, K., Edward Elgar Cheltenham 2008.
• Impact of patents and standards on macroeconomic growth: a panel approach covering four countries and 12 sectors. by  Blind, K. / Jungmittag, A. in: Journal of Productivity Analysis (1) 2008, pp. 51-60.
• Motives to patent: Empirical evidence from Germany. by Blind, K. / Edler, J. / Frietsch, R. / Schmoch, U. in: Research Policy 35 (2006), pp. 655-672.
• A Taxonomy of Standards in the Service Sector: Theoretical Discussion and Empirical Test. by Blind, K. in: The Service Industries Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4, June 2006, pp. 397-420.
• Software Patents Economic Impacts and Policy Implications <http://www.e-elgar-economics.com/Bookentry_DESCRIPTION.lasso?id=3917>  by Blind, K. / Edler, J. / Friedewald, M., Edward Elgar Verlag 2005

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