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Patents and Innovation: An Empirical Study

Mansfield, Edwin·1986·Management Science
DOI 10.1287/mnsc.32.2.173
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To what extent would the rate of development and introduction of inventions decline in the absence of patent protection? To what extent do firms make use of the patent system, and what differences exist among firms and industries and over time in the propensity to patent? These questions are in need of much more study. This paper, which reports the results of an empirical investigation based on data obtained from a random sample of 100 U.S. manufacturing firms, provides new findings bearing on each of these questions.

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Authors
Mansfield, E.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Mansfield, Edwin
Venue
Management Science
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Published
1986-02
Volume
32
Issue
2
Pages
173-181
ISSN
  • 0025-1909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-5501
DOI
10.1287/mnsc.32.2.173
OpenAlex
W2069607672
Cited by
1,128
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2026: 27 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 89 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 39 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 59
FWCI
6.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Management Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Intellectual Property and Patents
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Social Sciences › Law › Intellectual Property Law
Keywords
patents, patent protection, innovation, inventions, manufacturing companies, firm heterogeneity, industry differences

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