This report was produced by the expert group on patent aggregation. This group was convened by the European Commission to investigate whether there is a need for EU level intervention to foster the development of patent markets, in particular through aggregation of patents, with a focus on...

This report was produced by the expert group on patent aggregation. This group was convened by the European Commission to investigate whether there is a need for EU level intervention to foster the development of patent markets, in particular through aggregation of patents, with a focus on...

Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and...