Patent use in Swedish small companies: Empirical evidence from a survey
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This thesis studies how small Swedish firms used their patents between 1998 to 2016. We also examine the association between used and unused patents and their characteristics such as technological class, family size, inventors, claims, grant and authority. Research data are collected from both databases (PATLINK, Serrano, and PATSTAT) and survey. We found that 79% of patents are used in small Swedish companies and family size is associated with patent use. In small Swedish companies, the increase in patent family size will decrease the frequency of use.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 58
Keywords [en]
Small firms, Patent use, Patent value, Technological class, Grant and Authority
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-418103OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-418103DiVA, id: diva2:1462425
Subject / course
Business Studies
Educational program
Master's Programme in Accounting and Financial Management
Supervisors
Examiners
2020-08-312020-08-302020-08-31Bibliographically approved