Reference : “Wacky” Patents Meet Economic Indicators

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Strategy & innovation
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7319

Title :	“Wacky” Patents Meet Economic Indicators
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Czarnitzki, Dirk []
	Hussinger, Katrin [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Center for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA) >]
	Schneider, Cedric []
Publication date :	2011
Journal title :	Economics Letters
Publisher :	Elsevier Science
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0165-1765
Keywords :	[en] Patents ; Patent indicators ; Quality measurement
Abstract :	[en] We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between ‘‘wacky’’ patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, ‘‘wacky’’ patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7319

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