Scientometrics
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Volume 79: Issue 2
Internationalisation of patents by Public Research Organisations from a historical and an economic perspective
Authors:
Ana Romero-De-Pablos Institute of Philosophy (CSIC) Department of Science, Technology and Society Albasanz 26-28 28037 Madrid Spain

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Joaquín Azagra-Caro Edificio Expo INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) and IPTS (European Commission — Joint Research Centre) Inca Garcilaso s/n E-41092 Sevilla Spain

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Pages:
329–340
Online Publication Date:
14 Nov 2008
Publication Date:
01 May 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0421-3
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Abstract  

Within the field of the organisation of science, concerns about how academics generate patents tend to focus on a single set of either national or international patents. The main aim of this research is to study both national and international patenting in order to understand their differences. We have approached this issue from both a historical and an economic perspective, using data from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the largest PRO in Spain. Three periods can be distinguished in the CSIC’s history, according to the political context, namely the dictatorship (1939–1975), the transition to democracy (1976–1986) and democracy (1987-to date). The prevailing legal and institutional framework has marked the way in which patenting by CSIC has evolved in each of these periods. The current situation is one in which there is strong internationalisation of patenting activity, and in this most-recent period we explore trends in some of the economic influences on patenting activity. We conclude that the political and normative context may shape the culture of international patenting at PROs like the CSIC and that increasing technological cooperation has supported this internationalisation. However, very often foreign partners are included in the application in order to extend protection abroad for commercial reasons, so their number may not be a good indicator of inventive activity.

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0138-9130
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1588-2861

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Scientometrics
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