Patent quality and ownership: An analysis of UK faculty patenting

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 564-576

  Sterzi, Valerio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic patents; Citations; Patent ownership; Patent quality

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

ACADEMIC PATENTS; BUSINESS COMPANIES; CITATIONS; FIRST YEAR; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PATENT OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC RESEARCH; TIME WINDOWS; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84874773099     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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