The use of patent analysis in assessing ITS innovations: US, Europe and Japan

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 568-586

  Wu, Yen Chun Jim ^a   Lee, Pi Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competition; Innovation; Intelligent transportation systems; International comparison; Patent analysis; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION;

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; PATENT ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

INNOVATION; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847728354     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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