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The patenting process, innovation, and size

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This paper focuses on the U.S. patenting process and how large and small entity inventors respond to it. In particular, a framework of patenting process events and activities related to success is developed and evaluated empirically, with a factor analysis revealing similarities and differences in the priorities of the two groups. The results have implications for both the conduct of the new product process under the law and for review and examination of public policy regarding patents.

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    G. Scott Erickson (Associate Professor of Marketing)

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He received his Ph.D. from Lehigh University. His research interests include intellectual capital, intellectual property, and competitive intelligence. He has published in Journal of Marketing Management, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing & Public Policy, and Industrial Marketing Management.

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Erickson, G.S. The patenting process, innovation, and size. Know Techn Pol 15, 24–36 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12130-003-1004-x

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