| Title: | Patent Citation Networks |
| Speaker: | Jan Tobochnik Professor of Physics and Computer Science Dow Distinguished Professor of Natural Science Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI |
| Abstract: | Patent applications contain citations which are similar to but differentfrom those found in published scientific papers. In particular, patentcitations are governed by legal rules. Moreover, a large fraction ofcitations are made not by the patent inventor, but by a patent examinerduring the application procedure. Using a patent database whichcontains the patent citations, assignees and inventors, we have appliednetwork analysis and built network models. After giving a brief overviewof recent developments in network theory, I will discuss our latest results on patent citation networks. |
| Location: | Norris 109 |
| Date: | 3/24/2005 |
| Time: | 4:10 PM |
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author = "{Jan Tobochnik
Professor of Physics and Computer Science
Dow Distinguished Professor of Natural Science
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI}",
title = "{Patent Citation Networks}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month = "{24 March}",
year = "{2005}"
}