Based on a survey of the inventors of 9017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Inventors and invention processes in Europe: Results from the PatVal-EU survey
MARIANI, MYRIAM;BRUSONI, STEFANO;GAMBARDELLA, ALFONSO;
2007
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Based on a survey of the inventors of 9017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.File in questo prodotto:
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