Number: 98-862
Title: R&D PARTNERSHIPS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY
Authors: Wendy H. Schacht, Science, Technology, and Medicine Division 
Abstract: Technological advancement is increasingly important to U.S. economic growth. Concurrently, the role of patents is changing as the use of cooperative research and development expands to facilitate technological progress. This report explores the relationship between patents and collaborative R&D.
Pages: 14
Date: Updated December 6, 2000