Patent information in a changing world: Perspectives from a major patent office

Pilch, Wolfgang; Shalloe, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.wpi.2005.06.002

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“…In a cross-section survey of the use of patents as information channels in Europe Arundel and Steinmueller (1998) find that the probability of using patent databases increases with firm size and R&D investments and that it is higher among firms that consider patents as an effective appropriation mechanism. In contrast, smaller users, mostly small and medium enterprises, still have difficulties to access patent information under good conditions (Ebersole, 2003;Pilch & Shalloe, 2005). This problem has to be addressed by patent offices.…”

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