Patent sleeping beauties: evolutionary trajectories and identification methods

Volume: 120, Issue: 1, Pages: 187 - 215
Published: May 17, 2019
Abstract
Sleeping Beauties in Science have attracted a lot of attention in scientometrics and beyond. However, sleeping beauties also appear in patent. In this paper, we put forward the concept of patent sleeping beauties. Since the evolution trajectory of patents after public announcement includes citation, transformation and license, we have defined the evolution trajectories of patents through three indicators including early sudden awakening (the...
Paper Details
Title
Patent sleeping beauties: evolutionary trajectories and identification methods
Published Date
May 17, 2019
Volume
120
Issue
1
Pages
187 - 215
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