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Insight into the patenting performance of Belgian universities

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Eleftherios Sapsalis () (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Business School, Centre Emile Bernheim)
Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie () (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Business School, Centre Emile Bernheim, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA))

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The objective of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis of the patenting performances of six Belgian universities over the period 1985-1999. Beside the evolution of the number of patent families, we provide insights about the potential value of these patents (through forward patent citations analysis), about the institutional sources of the knowledge (through non patent citations and backward patent citations), about their international patenting strategy, and the type of co-assignee. The results show that KUL is by far the most productive university in Belgium (both in terms of the number of patent applications and the number of forward citations per patent). This is due to a size effect, a longer history of patenting academic inventions, to a focus on bio-tech patents and to a very productive collaboration with the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. There is however a clear indication that a catching up process by other universities is taking place, in terms of both the quantity of patent applications and their quality.

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Article provided by Editions du DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA) in its journal Brussels Economic Journal/Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles.

Volume (Year): 46 (2003)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 37-58
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Keywords: Patent value; academic patents; knowledge sources.;

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  1. Eleftherios Sapsalis & Bruno Van Pottelsberghe, 2005. "The institutional sources of knowledge and the value of academic patents," Working Papers CEB 04-003.RS, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim (CEB). [Downloadable!]
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  8. Sampat, Bhaven N. & Mowery, David C. & Ziedonis, Arvids A., 2003. "Changes in university patent quality after the Bayh-Dole act: a re-examination," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 21(9), pages 1371-1390, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Eleftherios Sapsalis & Bruno Van Pottelsberghe & Ran Navon, 2006. "Academic Patenting vs. Industry Patenting: An in-depth analysis of what determines patent value," Working Papers CEB 05-008.RS, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim (CEB). [Downloadable!]
  2. Nicolas van Zeebroeck & Bruno van Pottelsberghe & Dominique Guellec, 2008. "Patents and Academic Research: A State of the Art," Working Papers CEB 08-013.RS, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim (CEB). [Downloadable!]
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