What percentage of innovations are patented? Empirical estimates for European firms

Research Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-141

  Arundel, Anthony ^a   Kabla, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^b Institut National de la Statistique et des etudes economiques   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Industry; Innovation surveys; Patents; Propensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000486487     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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