Inventors generally know more about their inventions than what is written down in patent applications. Because they … possess this tacit knowledge, inventors may need to play an active role when patents are commercialized. We build on Arora … (1995) and model firm-inventor cooperation in the commercialization of a given invention. Tacit knowledge warrants inventor …

Inventors generally know more about their inventions than what is written down in patent applications. Because they … possess this tacit knowledge, inventors may need to play an active role when patents are commercialized. We build on Arora … (1995) and model firm-inventor cooperation in the commercialization of a given invention. Tacit knowledge warrants inventor …

Inventors generally know more about their inventions than what is written down in patent applications. Because they … possess this tacit knowledge, inventors may need to play an active role when patents are commercialized. We build on Arora … (1995) and model firm-inventor cooperation in the commercialization of a given invention. Tacit knowledge warrants inventor …

We introduce technological influence as a variable to measure an invention’s direct and indirect impact on the … evolution of technology. This provides a novel means to study the short and long run effect of invention antecedents on … technological evolution, invention activity, and economic growth. A comparison between models of technological influence and direct …

The advancement of the knowledge frontier is crucial for technological innovation and human progress. Using novel data …

determining patentable subject matter under the American Patent Act, is used as a starting point for a brief review of historical …, philosophical, and cultural influences on subject matter questions in both patent and copyright law. The article suggests that … patent and copyright law jurisprudence was constructed initially by the Court with explicit attention to the relationship …