Effects of early patent publication on knowledge dissemination: Evidence from U.S. patent law reform
Okada, Yoshimi :Sadao Nagaoka
『Information Economics and Policy』 (2020/01/25)
In order to assess effects of early publication of patent applications on the dissemination of the disclosed technological knowledge, this study examines the impacts of the 18-month pre-grant publication system introduced in the United States in 2000. It focuses on the variations of the applicant non-self-citations driven by the actual…