The effects of university patenting and licensing on downstream R&D investment and social welfare

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-441

  Mazzoleni, Roberto ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayh Dole Act; Downstream innovation; R D competition; University patents

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIABILITY; BAYH-DOLE ACT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; PUBLIC DOMAINS; RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNIVERSITY INVENTIONS; UNIVERSITY PATENTS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 33745961166     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-006-0004-x     Document Type: Article

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