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Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research 10/2018

01.10.2018 | Perspectives

The nanotechnology patent thicket revisited

verfasst von: Raphael Zingg, Marius Fischer

Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Ausgabe 10/2018

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Abstract

Despite all predictions and promises, nanotechnology still seems to be more of an emerging science than a fully fledged revolution. More often than not, the patent system is blamed for this, supposedly tangling up nanotechnology in an impenetrable thicket of exclusionary rights instead of setting it free. Drawing on methods of complex network analysis, we provide empirical evidence suggesting that, at least in Europe, there is actually no patent thicket present in nanotechnology. Yet, the situation appears to be different in the USA.

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Metadaten
Titel
The nanotechnology patent thicket revisited
verfasst von
Raphael Zingg
Marius Fischer
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2018
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Ausgabe 10/2018
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-018-4372-6

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