Eastern European patenting activities in the USA

Marinova, D. (2001) Eastern European patenting activities in the USA. Technovation, 21 (9). pp. 571-584.

Abstract

The patenting activities of the former centrally planned economies in the US between 1976 and 1999 are examined. The technological performance of Eastern Europe is assessed and compared with that of the OECD countries. A sharp decline is observed as a consequence of the economic changes undergone by these countries in recent years. The study reveals some common technological strengths, such as in the areas of petroleum, coal, chemicals and other related products, and country-specific advantages, such as in mining in the former USSR, Poland and Bulgaria, textiles, clothing, footwear and leather in the former Czechoslovakia, printing, publishing and recorded media in the former East Germany, health in the former Yugoslavia, energy in Romania and design in Slovenia. Recommendations are made for the future use of foreign patents.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy
Publisher:	Elsevier Limited
Copyright:	© 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/35842

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