and patents. We document key empirical facts on inventors' productivity over the life cycle, inventors' research teams …, and interactions with other inventors. Among others, most patents are the result of collaborative work. Interactions with …An inventor's own knowledge is a key input in the innovation process. This knowledge can be built by interacting with …

and patents. We document key empirical facts on inventors' productivity over the life cycle, inventors' research teams …, and interactions with other inventors. Among others, most patents are the result of collaborative work. Interactions with …An inventor's own knowledge is a key input in the innovation process. This knowledge can be built by interacting with …

This paper develops theoretical standpoints to investigate and analyse university inventors and patenting activities … been enough studies on individual inventors and second the current theoretical studies are not eclectic enough to capture … the different factors that may explain university inventors patenting activities. The framework described here addresses …