A study of Patent Thickets (1.31Mb) - UK Intellectual Property Office
A study of Patent Thickets (1.31Mb) - UK Intellectual Property Office
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6 A Study <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patent</strong> <strong>Thickets</strong><br />
4. Effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patent</strong> <strong>Thickets</strong> on Entry and Survival 41<br />
4.1 A descriptive analysis <strong>of</strong> patent thickets 41<br />
4.1.1 Descriptive analysis <strong>of</strong> triples count 41<br />
4.2 Exposure <strong>of</strong> <strong>UK</strong> SMEs to patent thickets at the EPO 47<br />
4.3 <strong>Patent</strong> thickets and entry 51<br />
Conclusion 59<br />
Bibliography 61<br />
Appendix 71<br />
7.1 Description <strong>of</strong> Datasets Created 71<br />
7.2 Methodological analysis <strong>of</strong> the triples measure 72<br />
7.3 Hazard models <strong>of</strong> entry 74<br />
7.4 Additional Tables 76