The private and social value of patents in discrete and cumulative innovation

Scientometrics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 581-606

  Baron, Justus ^a   Delcamp, Henry ^a  

^a CERNA   (France)

Author keywords

Complex technologies; Cumulative innovation; Indicators; Patent quality; Patent value; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855561006     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0532-5     Document Type: Article

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