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World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks

Publication year: 2019

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO License

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Where exactly is innovation taking place? Relying on millions of patent and scientific publication records, the World Intellectual Property Report 2019 documents how the geography of innovation has evolved over the past few decades.

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  • Foreword World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Executive summary World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Chapter 1: The changing global geography of innovation World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Chapter 2: Global networks of innovation hotspots World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Chapter 3: Auto and tech companies – the drive for autonomous vehicles World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Chapter 4: Plant biotechnology – connecting urban innovation and rural application World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
  • Chapter 5: Policy perspectives: the case for openness World Intellectual Property Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks, (pdf)
 
 

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