Patenting chemical inventions in Spain

This article describes the evolution of the patenting of chemical inventions in Spain over the past twenty years and examines the roles played by Spanish and foreign firms. Spanish chemical companies contribute significantly to overall business R&D investment in Spain and are responsible for a l...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Martínez, Catalina
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2009
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/23178
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/23178
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:This article describes the evolution of the patenting of chemical inventions in Spain over the past twenty years and examines the roles played by Spanish and foreign firms. Spanish chemical companies contribute significantly to overall business R&D investment in Spain and are responsible for a large share of all Spanish patent applications filed at the European Patent Office. However in absolute terms the number of chemical patents of Spanish origin is small compared to those from other countries and Spanish firms are still far behind their foreign counterparts in terms of patents with legal effects in Spain granted by the European Patent Office. Several reasons are advanced to explain why.

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