Nanopatenting patterns in relation to product life cycle
| Title: | Nanopatenting patterns in relation to product life cycle |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Publication Date: | November 2007 |
| Published In: | Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
| Description: | This paper compares the positions of national nanotechnology development efforts based on analyses of patenting from 1994 to 2005. Searching Derwent world patent index files, 19,351 unique patents are collected based on a composite search algorithm. These abstract records are categorized multiple ways - by top patent assignees, by International Patent Classifications, and through content analyses of the "Use" subfield. We classify the R&D activities by using a 3-stage, life cycle, value chain of nano-raw materials, nanointermediates, and nano-products. Profiles of Japanese, American (US), and European (German) emphases show notable differences in concentration and value chain niche. Such characterizations offer significant research management and policy implications. © 2007. |
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| Citation: | Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 74. Issue 9. 1661 - 1680. ISSN 0040-1625. DOI 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.04.002. |
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