Growing trends in the development and application of intellectual property (IP) witnessed in
recent years suggest an expanding role of technology and innovation in global economies …

In the global open innovation environment, one of the main characteristics of the knowledge-
based economy is to pay more attention to the importance of global knowledge flows. This …

This paper develops an integrated framework and examines how the implicit property-
knowledge heterogeneity, acquisition costs and interactivity embedded in external …

Patents not only promote the dissemination of technological knowledge through the
disclosure of innovative information, but restrict the use of patented technology by the public …

Technology convergence (TC), in which technological innovation occurs by integrating at
least two or more existing technologies into hybrid technologies, has been a growing …

This article comprehensively investigates the differences between standard-essential
patents (SEPs) and nonstandard-essential patents (N-SEPs) in terms of knowledge sources …

Indicators based on the probability of applicant citations in patents have been used to
emphasize the importance of distinguishing applicant and examiner citations. However, the …

Any technological process including metallurgical processes is supported by the control
system operation, accompanied by large information flows to be formed. However, the most …

This study characterizes and classifies the assignees of a technology field's patents through
quantitatively determining their structural positions against a trajectory epitomizing the field's …

Evaluation of high value patents is essential for the enterprise's technical layout and
innovative product design. The existing research on the patent value needs the support of a …