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Technology transfer offices and university patenting in Sweden and Germany

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  • Mark Sellenthin, 2009. "Technology transfer offices and university patenting in Sweden and Germany," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 34(6), pages 603-620, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:34:y:2009:i:6:p:603-620
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-009-9108-4
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    Keywords

    TTO; University patents; Patent rights regimes; Technology transfer; I23; O31; O57;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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