Wacky Patents Meet Economic Indicators

Dirk Czarnitzki; Katrin Hussinger; Cédric Schneider

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.06.011

Wacky Patents Meet Economic Indicators

Dirk Czarnitzki, Katrin Hussinger, Cédric Schneider

Department of Economics

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Abstract

We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between “wacky” patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, “wacky” patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.

Original language	English
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	131-134
ISSN	0165-1765
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.06.011
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Patents
Patent Indicators
Quality Measurement

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