patent quantity is driven by knowledge exchange rather than joint R&D. Firms engaged in joint R&D, on the other hand, receive … more forward citations per patent indicating that joint R&D enhances patent quality. In light of literature on strategic …

patent quantity is driven by knowledge exchange rather than joint R&D. Firms engaged in joint R&D, on the other hand, receive … more forward citations per patent indicating that joint R&D enhances patent quality. In light of literature on strategic …

stronger patent records, highlighting a synergy between basic research and applied technologies. Mechanism tests indicate that …

The patent system gives the courts discretion to tailor patentability standards flexibly across technologies to provide … practical, non-research-based use at the time patent protection is sought. The fear is that an early-stage patent on a research … innovation. Yet, denying patents on research inputs can frustrate patent law’s broad goal to protect and promote advances in …

, receive more forward citations per patent which indicates that joint R&D enhances patent quality. In the light of the … fewer citations for the individual patent …

) citations by a patent of standard-related documents measure such knowledge flow, and how significantly they affect the … of the patents citing standard documents has been increasing. The citation information in US patent documents can be … number of patents, controlling for research labor input, the use of scientific literature, as well as that of patent …

Considering China's policy-driven patent expansion, we validate domestic citations in comparison to foreign ones, which …