Global Overview of Innovative Activities from the Patent Indicators Perspective

This paper provides an overview of innovative activities across a wide range of OECD member and non-member countries, based on international comparable patent indicators. Patent data are frequently used to measure innovative activities, because patent-based indicators reflect the inventive performan...

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Main Author: Khan, Mosahid
Other Authors: Dernis, Hélène
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2006
Series:OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of innovative activities across a wide range of OECD member and non-member countries, based on international comparable patent indicators. Patent data are frequently used to measure innovative activities, because patent-based indicators reflect the inventive performance of countries, regions, firms, as well as other aspects of the dynamics of the innovation process
Physical Description:64 p. 21 x 29.7cm