A rapid analysis of Avian Influenza patents in the Esp@cenet® database - R&D strategies and country comparisons

Henri Dou and Ying Bai

World Patent Information, 2007, vol. 29, issue 1, 26-32

Abstract: Avian Influenza is a very hot field. In this rapid analysis we show how patents can be used to rapidly determine the trends of R&D in this field as well as some differences between different groups of countries, academic institutions and companies.

Keywords: Avian; Influenza; Avian; flu; Bird; flu; Patent; analysis; APA; Automatic; analysis; Strategy; China; USA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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