Do public research organisations own most patents invented by their staff?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-250

  Azagra Caro, Joaquín M ^a  

^a INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; KNOWLEDGE; LEGISLATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; OWNERSHIP; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956096941     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/016502611X12849792159272     Document Type: Article

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