Abstract:A challenging task in technology management is the early identification of valuable inventions. Techniques that attempt to do so using patent indicators find that the predictions based on one indicator often do not agree with the predictions made with other indicators. Focusing on technological value, we propose a new metric based upon the concept of knowledge accumulation. Knowledge accumulation accounts for the background knowledge preceding the invention. Prior knowledge underlying an invention should be in… Show more
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