supports earlier literature on the importance of proximity in innovation. …

between the propensity to jointly own a patent and proximity in the product market; b) joint patents are associated with less …

the analysis of the use of biotech patent information for determining technological trends and generating innovation … this purpose, the topic of intellectual property, especially patent systems, is reviewed, and its relationship and impact … on Biotechnology. An example of the use of patent information for determining trends by means of Technology Surveillance …

Foundation (NSF), patents issued by the United States Patent Office (USPTO) to U.S. academic institutions more than doubled from …

quality) than their European counterparts after patent rights for software inventions were introduced. We then introduce a …