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Patent Scope Analysis

Patent Scope Analysis is a systematic method used in intellectual property research to determine the extent and boundaries of legal protection defined by the claims of a patent, distinguishing it from broader freedom-to-operate assessments by focusing specifically on claim interpretation and technical coverage.

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5.6K

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73

Authors

62

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2017–2026

14

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Publications

40

The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis

Joshua Lerner · The RAND Journal of Economics · 1994 · 1.2K citations

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On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope

Robert P. Merges, Richard R. Nelson · Columbia Law Review · 1990 · 940 citations

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Technological Opportunities and New Firm Creation

Scott Shane · Management Science · 2001 · 756 citations

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How Broad Should the Scope of Patent Protection Be?

Paul Klemperer · The RAND Journal of Economics · 1990 · 686 citations

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On limiting or encouraging rivalry in technical progress: The effect of patent scope decisions

Robert P. Merges, Richard R. Nelson · Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization · 1994 · 334 citations

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Authors

73

  1. RP
    Robert P. Merges

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 1.3K citations

    3

    h-index

  2. AC
    Alan C. Marco

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 288 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. JE
    Julie E. Cohen

    Georgetown University, United States

    3 publications · 290 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. NT
    Neil Thompson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 141 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. JM
    Jeffrey M. Kuhn

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 141 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

62

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    288 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  4. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    185 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    141 citations

  6. IE University

    Segovia, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  7. Sunway University

    Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  8. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    756 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 255 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. Research Policy

    4 publications · 396 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. The RAND Journal of Economics

    3 publications · 1.9K citations

    3

    h-index

  4. World Patent Information

    2 publications · 46 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Scientometrics

    2 publications · 133 citations

    2

    h-index

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