Patenting of University and Non-University Public Research Organisations in Germany: Evidence from Patent Applications for Medical Research Results

Peter Tinnemann; Jonas Özbay; Victoria A. Saint; Stefan N. Willich

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014059

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Patenting of University and Non-University Public Research Organisations in Germany: Evidence from Patent Applications for Medical Research Results

Peter Tinnemann ,

* E-mail: Peter.Tinnemann@charite.de

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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Jonas Özbay,

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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Victoria A. Saint,

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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Stefan N. Willich

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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Patenting of University and Non-University Public Research Organisations in Germany: Evidence from Patent Applications for Medical Research Results

Peter Tinnemann,
Jonas Özbay,
Victoria A. Saint,
Stefan N. Willich

Published: November 18, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014059

About the Authors

Peter Tinnemann

* E-mail: Peter.Tinnemann@charite.de

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany

Jonas Özbay

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany

Victoria A. Saint

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany

Stefan N. Willich

Affiliation Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: PT JÖ. Wrote the paper: PT JÖ VAS. Data acquisition and refinement: JÖ. Designed method: PT JÖ. Critical revision of manuscript: SNW.

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