“Wacky” patents meet economic indicators

Dirk Czarnitzki, Katrin Hussinger and Cédric Schneider

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 113, issue 2, 131-134

Abstract: We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between “wacky” patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, “wacky” patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.

Keywords: Patents; Patent indicators; Quality measurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.06.011

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