From discovery to commercialization: accretive intellectual property strategies among small, knowledge-based firms

This paper explores the use of publications and patents their covariates among small, knowledge-based firms pursuing technology commercialization. It does so through an empirical examination 1180 small firms’ R&D projects, all which were funded Phase II U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards. As such, responds to recent calls investigate not only how utilize specific IP strategies but also accretive logic specifically differs from competitive publishing patenting logic.