The unequal benefits of academic patenting for science and engineering research

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-30

  Calderini, Mario ^a   Franzoni, Chiara ^a   Vezzulli, Andrea ^b,c,d  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Science and engineering research; Science policy; Technology transfer; University management; University patents

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

APPLIED RESEARCHES; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; HARD SCIENCE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; POTENTIAL CONFLICTS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SCIENCE POLICY; UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY PATENTS; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITIES;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 59649125392     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2008.2009889     Document Type: Article

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