Essays on the value of academic patents and technology transfer

Eleftherios Sapsalis

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Abstract: Around the world, knowledge and technology transfer have moved to the forefront of attention in economic, social and industrial policy. As the origins of future development increasingly derives from innovation, attention is paid more and more to non-traditional sources that have the potential to become the basis for creation of new businesses or the catalyser for the rejuvenation of old ones. Among those sources, we find university. These last years, academic patents have been one of the emerging phenomena witnessing the growing evolvement of university in the innovation process. The aim of this doctoral dissertation is to analyse the transfer of technology from university to industry through the analysis of patents. This work pursuits a threefold approach. First, it intends to analyse which characteristics determine the propensity of a university to get involved in technology transfer and more specifically to apply for a patent. Second, it disentangles the underlining value determinants of the patents to decode the value of academic patents and to identify the research processes that are leading to the most valuable inventions. Finally, it investigates the relevancy of academic patenting for innovation in general and wonders if on the long run, such practices could put innovation at risk.

Keywords: Patents -- Economic aspects; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects; Education, Higher -- Economic aspects; Technology transfer -- Europe; Brevets d'invention -- Aspect économique; Innovations -- Aspect économique; Enseignement supérieur -- Aspect économique; Transfert de technologie -- Europe; patent value; technology transfer; university; spin-off (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 v. (310 p.)
Date: 2007-06-12
Note: Degree: Doctorat en Sciences économiques et de gestion
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