This paper describes information sources related to women inventors and patent holders
from the inception of patenting in the United States through 2017. It includes books …

We study whether increasing the share of female inventors leads to more biomedical
inventions that focus on the needs of women. After accounting for detailed disease …

There have been significant changes in the past three decades in the organization of
scientific research within universities and industrial firms. I focus on the gendered …

The commercialization of academic science has come to be understood as economically
desirable for institutions, individual researchers, and the public. Not surprisingly, commercial …

Research has found that women, people of color, and individuals with lower incomes patent
inventions at significantly lower rates than their representation in the population. Less than …

Analyzing the domestic patent records filed with the United State Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) in the 16-year time period from 1990 to 2005, this study benchmarks the …

Qualified women are unnecessarily excluded from membership in the" patent bar" as a
result of the perpetuation of an institutionally biased and outdated set of scientific and …

Recent recommended changes to Australia's patent laws could narrow the scope of
patentable inventions. We argue this could have a comparatively bigger impact on female …

Patents are key strategic resources which enable firms to appropriate innovation returns and
prevent rival imitation. Patent examiners–individuals who may be subject to various sources …

This study examines the impact of gender diversity, among top management and inventors,
on firm innovation. By simultaneously investigating top management and inventor diversity …