| Report Title: |
Linking Science to Technology - Bibliographic References in Patents; Volume 9; Detailed analysis of the science-technology in the field of Nanotechnology |
| Report ID: |
228 |
| Date: |
1/1/2003 |
| Author: |
A. Verbeek, J. Callaert (Researchers), Prof. Dr. Ir. K. Debackere, Dr. M. Luwel, Prof. Dr. R. Veugelers (Promotors) |
| Report Type: |
Fact Finding Report |
| URL: |
[ind_report_kul9.pdf] |
| Country: |
European Union |
| Organization: |
Research Directorate-General, Directorate Knowledge-based economy and society |
| Summary: |
In this report the science and technology interaction in the field of nanotechnology is being presented and analyzed. The intense interest in using nanostructures stems from the idea that they may boast superior electrical, chemical, mechanical or optical properties - at least in theory. No definition is satisfactory as it embraces so many fields – from electronics and physics, through biology and chemistry and on to mechanical engineering. The diversity of nanotechnology is reflected in the classification of related technological inventions in the International Patent Classification (IPC), which accordingly, cuts across numerous classes. Therefore, in order to select the Nano-related patents a combination with a keyword-based patent search strategy has been applied (based on delineation made by recent research at the Fraunhofer Institute). This resulted in the retrieval of 1115 EPO (European Patent Office) and 514 USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) nano-related patents (the keyword searches were only performed in the title of the US-patents). The report reviews these data and comes to several conclusions about the nature and scope of patent protections as they pertain nanotechonology. |
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ind_report_kul9_228_2081.pdf |
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