The dynamics of patent citations

Alan C. Marco ()

No 84, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series from Vassar College Department of Economics

Abstract: The use of patent citations as a measure of patent "quality" increased dramatically in recent years. I estimate the hazard of patent citation, and find evidence of unobserved heterogeneity. Hazard estimation provides a means to separate patent quality from citation "inflation."

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Date: 2006-11
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