Determinants of national patent ownership by public research organisations and universities

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 898-914

  Azagra Caro, Joaquín M ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic patenting; Scientific production; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACADEMIC PATENTING; BROKEN DOWN; ESTIMATE DYNAMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; PATENT OWNERSHIP; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PUBLIC RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY PATENTS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84912045426     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-013-9322-y     Document Type: Article

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