Patent Quality: Towards a Systematic Framework for Analysis and Measurement

Higham, Kyle:Gaétande Rassenfosse:Adam B.Jaffe
『Research Policy』 Vol. 50 Issue 4 （2021/05/01）

The quality of novel technological innovations is extremely variable, and the ability to measure innovation quality is essential to sensible, evidence-based policy. Patents, an often vital precursor to a commercialised innovation, share this heterogeneous quality distribution. A pertinent question then arises: How should we define and …