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NIST Customer Demographics: Patent Licenses

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Author(s)

Nicole K. Gingrich, Isaac S. Patterson

Abstract

This economic analysis brief summarizes the efforts and results of the data collection and analysis of NIST's patent licensee information. Summary statistics for licensees are provided for fiscal years 2006 through 2015. Included in the analysis are demographically descriptive variables such as the age, location, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, number of employees and geographic distribution of NIST licensees. Overall, this publication provides demographics of companies that licensed NIST technologies.
Citation
Economic Analysis Brief (NIST EAB) - 10
Report Number
10
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

demographics, license, patent, technology transfer.
Statistical analysis

Citation

Gingrich, N. and Patterson, I. (2018), NIST Customer Demographics: Patent Licenses, Economic Analysis Brief (NIST EAB) - 10, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.EAB.10 (Accessed April 25, 2024)

Created August 13, 2018, Updated November 10, 2018