Ceris-Cnr, W.P. N° 10/2005

Index
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................5
1. The new regulation on public patent in Italy...............................................................................................6
2. The patent portfolios: characters and evolution ..........................................................................................8
3. Institutional changes and motivation of public inventors .......................................................................10
3.1 Institutional factors.....................................................................................................................................10
3.2 Individual factors.........................................................................................................................................10
3.3 Scientific incentive versus economic incentive.......................................................................................12
3.4 The role of regulatory framework.............................................................................................................12
4. Data.........................................................................................................................................................................13
5. Results: Descriptive statistics ..........................................................................................................................14
6. Multivariate analysis..........................................................................................................................................22
7. Cluster analysis ...................................................................................................................................................23
8. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................23
Methodological Annex.............................................................................................................................................25
Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................31
References ...................................................................................................................................................................32
Working Paper Series (2005-1993)..................................................................................................................I-VI

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