Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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984886 | Research Policy | 2006 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
This paper compares corporate and academic patents and tests whether they have similar value distributions and share common determinants of value. The empirical results based on an in-depth analysis of 400 biotech patents applied for by Belgian universities and firms lead to the following observations: (i) academic and corporate patent value distributions have similar levels of ‘skewness’; (ii) the identification of the institutional origin of knowledge allows for an improved understanding of the value determinants and (iii) there is a need to stimulate star scientists to codify their tacit knowledge into valuable patents.
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Authors
Elefthérios Sapsalis, Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Ran Navon,