New European Patent Office analysis also finds the continent remains fractured when it comes to innnovation
European Patent Office in Rijswijk, Netherlands. Photo credits: EPO
European universities have increasingly taken direct control over academic patents during the last two decades, apeing the system in the US, a new study shows, but it's unclear if this has boosted innovation.
According to the analysis by the European Patent Office (EPO), in 2000 just 24% of academic patents were filed directly by universities, but by 2019, this had grown to 45%. This is in contrast to indirect applications filed by other organisations - typically companies - where academics are listed as the inventor.
What's more, all academic…
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