This paper provides a direct measure of the density of patent thickets based on patent citations. We discuss the algorithm that generates the measure and present descriptive results validating it. Moreover, we identify technology areas particularly affected by patent thickets
Patent statistics provide insight into a range of economic phenomena in the economics of innovation....
We analyze the effect of patent thickets on entry into technology areas by firms in the UK. We prese...
Input and output data for the paper: "Mapping technology space by normalizing patent networks." Als...
This paper provides a direct measure of the density of patent thickets based on patent citations. We...
The existing literature identifies patent thickets indirectly. In this paper we propose a novel meas...
The existing literature identifies patent thickets indirectly. In this paper we propose a novel meas...
Patent thickets have been identified as a major stumbling block in the development of new technologi...
Patent thickets have been identified by various citations-based techniques, such as Graevenitz et al...
We investigate incidence and evolution of patent thickets. Our empirical analysis is based on a theo...
We investigate incidence and evolution of patent thickets. Our empirical analysis is based on a theo...
Based on a data set of 612 European Patents from five different industries, I show that patent thick...
We analyze incidence and evolution of patent thickets. The paper provides a modeling framework showi...
This article empirically investigates the results of an expert-based method to identify 'patent thic...
This report analyses whether entry of UK enterprises into patenting in a technology area is affected...
We analyse how patent thickets affect entry into patenting. A model of entry into patenting that all...
Patent statistics provide insight into a range of economic phenomena in the economics of innovation....
We analyze the effect of patent thickets on entry into technology areas by firms in the UK. We prese...
Input and output data for the paper: "Mapping technology space by normalizing patent networks." Als...
This paper provides a direct measure of the density of patent thickets based on patent citations. We...
The existing literature identifies patent thickets indirectly. In this paper we propose a novel meas...
The existing literature identifies patent thickets indirectly. In this paper we propose a novel meas...
Patent thickets have been identified as a major stumbling block in the development of new technologi...
Patent thickets have been identified by various citations-based techniques, such as Graevenitz et al...
We investigate incidence and evolution of patent thickets. Our empirical analysis is based on a theo...
We investigate incidence and evolution of patent thickets. Our empirical analysis is based on a theo...
Based on a data set of 612 European Patents from five different industries, I show that patent thick...
We analyze incidence and evolution of patent thickets. The paper provides a modeling framework showi...
This article empirically investigates the results of an expert-based method to identify 'patent thic...
This report analyses whether entry of UK enterprises into patenting in a technology area is affected...
We analyse how patent thickets affect entry into patenting. A model of entry into patenting that all...
Patent statistics provide insight into a range of economic phenomena in the economics of innovation....
We analyze the effect of patent thickets on entry into technology areas by firms in the UK. We prese...
Input and output data for the paper: "Mapping technology space by normalizing patent networks." Als...