Patenting and Innovative Startups: Putting the America Invents Act in a Broader Economic Context
Patents are at the crux of innovation in the economy.
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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: A Preliminary Examination of Its Impact on Small Businesses
Josh Lerner, Andrew Speen, and Ann Leamon, June 2015
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Purpose
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) may be the largest change in U.S. patent policy in over half a century.…
Small Innovative Company Growth—Barriers, Best Practices and Big Ideas: Lessons from the 3D Printing…
Mark Harrison, January 2015
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What challenges confront entrepreneurs and small high-growth firms as they attempt to commercialize innovative products and services? This report examines barriers hindering the growth…
Understanding the Gender Gap In STEM Fields Entrepreneurship
Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, October 2014
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Overall Findings
The key findings of this report suggest an effective strategy for addressing the gender gap in STEM fields’ entrepreneurship…
Patent Trends among Small and Large Innovative Firms during the 2007-2009 Recession
Anthony Breitzman, Ph.D., May 2013
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According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Great Recession commenced in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. This…
Product Innovations by Young and Small Firms
This study investigates whether the age of a business is linked to innovation and productivity, specifically whether young firms have an edge on older firms. Previous research on innovation has shown that small businesses are more efficient…
University Science Faculty Ventures into Entrepreneurship
David B. Audretsch, Taylor Aldridge and Venkata K. Nadella, April 2013
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How is university research effectively transformed into technological innovations, businesses,…
Analysis of Small Business Innovation in Green Technologies
Previous Advocacy-funded studies of small busi-ness patenting activity established the existence of a cohort of independent, for-profit innovative small firms with 15 or more patents over a five-year period. The studies also showed that…