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Invention, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation

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Innovation
2022
March 2022
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  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Invention Indicators: Protecting Useful Ideas
    • Contributors to U.S. Patent Activity
    • The Geography of U.S. Patenting
    • Patenting in Context: U.S. Businesses Use a Variety of Intellectual Property Protections
    • Global Trends in Patenting Activity
    • Characteristics of Patented Inventors
  • Knowledge Transfer Indicators: Making Information Available
    • Business Collaborations in Published Literature
    • Publications Cited in Patents
    • University Knowledge Transfer Activities
    • Federal Government Knowledge Transfer Support
    • U.S. Startup Trends
  • Innovation Indicators: Introducing New Products and Processes
    • Business Innovation
    • Trademarks: U.S. Trends
    • The Geography of U.S. Trademarking
    • Venture Capital from a Global Perspective
    • Business Dynamics of New Firms
    • Household Innovation
    • Government Innovation
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
    • Definitions
    • Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments and Citation
    • Acknowledgments
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  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Invention Indicators: Protecting Useful Ideas
    • Contributors to U.S. Patent Activity
    • The Geography of U.S. Patenting
    • Patenting in Context: U.S. Businesses Use a Variety of Intellectual Property Protections
    • Global Trends in Patenting Activity
    • Characteristics of Patented Inventors
  • Knowledge Transfer Indicators: Making Information Available
    • Business Collaborations in Published Literature
    • Publications Cited in Patents
    • University Knowledge Transfer Activities
    • Federal Government Knowledge Transfer Support
    • U.S. Startup Trends
  • Innovation Indicators: Introducing New Products and Processes
    • Business Innovation
    • Trademarks: U.S. Trends
    • The Geography of U.S. Trademarking
    • Venture Capital from a Global Perspective
    • Business Dynamics of New Firms
    • Household Innovation
    • Government Innovation
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
    • Definitions
    • Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments and Citation
    • Acknowledgments
    • Citation
  • Supplemental Materials
    • Supplemental Tables
    • Technical Appendix
    • General Methodology
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Carol Robbins
March 8, 2022
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