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Pauline Mattsson
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What do patent examiner inserted citations indicate for a region with low absorptive capacity?
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Summary, in English
Most studies of patents citations focus on national or international contexts, especially contexts of high absorptive capacity, and employ examiner citations. We argue that results can vary if we take the region as the context of analysis, especially if it is a region with low absorptive capacity, and if we study applicant citations and examiner-inserted citations separately. Using a sample from the Valencian Community (Spain), we conclude that (i) the use of examiner-inserted citations as a proxy for applicant citations, (ii) the interpretation of non-patent references as indicators of science-industry links, and (iii) the traditional results for geographical localization are not generalizable to all regions with low absorptive capacity.
Publishing year
2009-01-01
Language
English
Pages
441-455
Publication/Series
Scientometrics
Volume
80
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Akademiai Kiado
Topic
- Economic Geography
Keywords
- Absorptive Capacity
- Patent Citation
- European Patent Office
- Patent Examiner
- Valencian Community
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0138-9130