probabilistic distribution of the patent citations among several major sectors. Secondly, the firm-oriented data is studied to … investigate the relationships between the Belgian firms size and their patent citation behavior. The modeling results conclude … that there is evidence that the smaller firms tend to be more active in patent citation than larger ones. Analyzing the …

This paper conducts a comprehensive study of patent citations in patents granted to Belgian corporate applicants by the … United States and the European Patent Offices using qualitative response variable analysis. The analysis uncovered different …

This paper conducts a comprehensive study of patent citations in patents granted to Belgian corporate applicants by the … United States and the European Patent Offices using qualitative response variable analysis. The analysis uncovered different …

This paper uses qualitative response variable analysis to conduct a comprehensive study of patent citations in patents … granted to Belgian corporate applicants by the United States and the European Patent Offices. The analysis uncovered different …

Community Innovation Survey for Belgium. Specifically, we investigate the role of foreign affiliates’ local (host country …

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 …