Internal sequential innovations: How does interrelatedness affect patent renewal?

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 946-953

  Liu, Kun ^a   Arthurs, Jonathan ^a   Cullen, John ^a   Alexander, Roger ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary economics; Patent renewal; Patent value; Patents

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS; PATENT RENEWAL; PATENT VALUE;

INNOVATION;

EID: 43449106176     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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