Inventive behaviour and patent protection
by G. Scott Erickson
International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), Vol. 18, No. 5/6/7/8, 1999

Abstract: This paper considers the impact of a specific patent structure on inventive behaviour. Drawing from the legal definitions and timepoints of the US patent system, a questionnaire was developed and administered to a sample of recent inventors. Their responses, including time length of the innovation process, critical activities, and the impact of variables such as organisational size, experience with patenting, and technological complexity of the underlying invention, are reported and analysed.

Online publication date: Sun, 06-Jul-2003

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