Academic patenting: The importance of industry support

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 509-535

  Lawson, Cornelia ^a,b,c  

^a BRICK   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic patenting; Sponsored research; Technology transfer; University industry collaboration

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PATENTING; COMMERCIALISATION; RESEARCH GRANTS; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84880510184     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9266-7     Document Type: Article

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