Chinese university patents: quantity, quality, and the role of subsidy programs

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 60-84

  Fisch, Christian O ^a   Block, Joern H ^a,b   Sandner, Philipp G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Patent quality; Patent quantity; Project 985; Subsidy programs; University patenting

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CHINA; CHINESE UNIVERSITIES; INNOVATION POLICIES; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PATENT QUANTITY; PROJECT 985; UNIVERSITY PATENTING; UNIVERSITY PATENTS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84955705077     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-014-9383-6     Document Type: Article

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