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Patent Eligibility

Patent Eligibility is a legal criterion that determines whether a subject matter falls within the statutory categories of inventions eligible for patent protection under intellectual property law, distinguished from unpatentable abstract ideas, natural phenomena, or laws of nature.

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2017–2026

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The propensity to patent

F. M. Scherer · International Journal of Industrial Organization · 1983 · 454 citations

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Patent families: When do different definitions really matter?

Catalina Martínez · Scientometrics · 2010 · 243 citations

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To patent or not to patent? A survey of Italian inventors on motivations, incentives, and obstacles to university patenting

Nicola Baldini, Rosa Grimaldi, Maurizio Sobrero · Scientometrics · 2007 · 206 citations

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Intellectual Property, Dissemination of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Claude Henry, Joseph E. Stiglitz · Global Policy · 2010 · 169 citations · Full text

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Do applicant patent citations matter?

Christopher Anthony Cotropia, Mark A. Lemley, Bhaven N. Sampat · Research Policy · 2013 · 156 citations

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Authors

139

  1. MA
    Mark A. Lemley

    Stanford Medicine, United States

    4 publications · 240 citations

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  2. BN
    Bhaven N. Sampat

    Columbia University, United States

    4 publications · 336 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. CA
    Christopher Anthony Cotropia

    University of Richmond, United States

    2 publications · 169 citations

    2

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  4. RM
    Robert M. Hunt

    Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, United States

    2 publications · 116 citations

    2

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  5. EK
    Eileen Kane

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

87

  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    336 citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    416 citations

  3. Stanford Medicine

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    64 citations

  4. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    53 citations

  5. Fordham University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    124 citations

  6. New York Law School

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 10 publications · 198 citations

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  2. World Patent Information

    6 publications · 147 citations

    6

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  3. Nature Biotechnology

    5 publications · 171 citations

    5

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  4. Scientometrics

    4 publications · 514 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 95 citations

    4

    h-index

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