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Independent Inventors and Public Support Measures: Insights from 33 Case Studies in Finland

Meyer, Martin S. (2005) Independent Inventors and Public Support Measures: Insights from 33 Case Studies in Finland. World Patent Information, 27 (2). pp. 113-123. ISSN 0172-2190. (doi:10.1016/j.wpi.2004.10.012) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33711)

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Abstract

This study explores the experiences of individual inventors trying to protect, patent, and utilize their inventions. The paper also examines the extent to which inventors received public support. Drawing on an analysis of 33 case studies of Finnish independent inventors, the study explores the extent to which the inventor types correspond with access to certain support measures and commercialization success. The findings suggest that different types of inventors and their patents concur with different levels of access to and use of support measures. Access to innovation support does not necessarily coincide with commercialization success. At times, inventor categories with some success in utilizing patented inventions coincided with little support and advice from public organizations.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.wpi.2004.10.012
Subjects: H Social Sciences
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Martin Meyer
Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2013 09:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33711 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Meyer, Martin S..

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