Citation Frequency and the Value of Patented Inventions

Abstract
Citation Frequency and the Value of Patented Innovationby Dietmar Harhoff, Francis Narin, Frederic M. Scherer, Katrin Vopel*Through a survey, economic value estimates were obtained on 962 inventions made inthe United States and Germany and on which German patent renewal fees were paid tofull-term expiration in 1995. A search of subsequent U.S. and German patents yielded acount of citations to those patents. Patents renewed to full term were significantly morevaluable than patents...