Metadata of Patent Information in the Value Assessment of New Technology Solutions
Abstract
This study aims to discuss the possibility of an aggregated value assessment of a new technology solution on various levels: an entity (organization), specific technology field, regional economy, national economy, the economy of an integration group, and to test that assessment method using a transnational approach. In addition to testing the possibility and purposefulness of an aggregated assessment of new technology solutions in a group of countries, the study is aimed to test the hypothesis on a large technology quality gap between the German economy and those of other member states of the European Union.
To achieve the objective of this study and verify the proposed hypothesis, the nature of invention and potential of patent information in the testing of technology value are discussed, and a taxonomic indicator is devised, suitable for achieving the objective and verifying the hypothesis.
The presented results of an original study show a dramatic difference in the value of new technical solutions between Germany and EU13, but also between Germany and EU14. New technical solutions originating from the EU13 region are barely observable to other global R&D centres.
The scope of the research process presented in this article indirectly addresses two issues: using patent information to describe the patterns of technological accumulation and selecting and positioning smart specialization.
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