America's most innovative firms participate in the U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) those that participated at least once accounted for over 40 percent of U.S. patents to U.S. entities during 1988-1996. Many firms are repeat participants. ATP participation has...

America's most innovative firms participate in the U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) those that participated at least once accounted for over 40 percent of U.S. patents to U.S. entities during 1988-1996. Many firms are repeat participants. ATP participation has...

The purpose of the Advanced Technology Program(ATP) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is to fundenabling technologies that firms are unlikely to pursue withoutassistance.ATP's role in the success of participant firms remains open todebate.Its effects may be evaluated...