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2007 Survey of Georgia's Independent Inventors

dc.contributor.author Wilkins, Joy
dc.contributor.author Remias, Chris
dc.contributor.author Kharoujik, Inna
dc.date.accessioned 2008-06-08T22:56:59Z
dc.date.available 2008-06-08T22:56:59Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.description.abstract Independent patenting activity has grown rapidly in Georgia over the past 30 years, with nearly 8,000 patents issued since 1975 to inventors not associated with corporations, universities or similar organizations. A new study has found that nearly half of the products created by these inventors were in non-consumer areas, mainly in technologies such as medical devices, energy and the environment, and automotive applications. Despite their productivity, the study found that less than a third of the inventors realized commercial success with their patents. These findings were among the conclusions of the first-ever comprehensive survey of the state’s independent inventors. Conducted by Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute with support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the findings suggest that the work of independent inventors could provide untapped economic potential for the state. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship U.S. Economic Development Administration Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22434
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject invention en_US
dc.subject technology en_US
dc.subject commercialization en_US
dc.subject inventor en_US
dc.subject entrepreneur en_US
dc.subject entrepreneurship en_US
dc.subject entrepreneur development en_US
dc.subject economic development en_US
dc.subject Georgia en_US
dc.subject Innovation en_US
dc.title 2007 Survey of Georgia's Independent Inventors en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Paper
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.corporatename Enterprise Innovation Institute
relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication d69e3276-1e47-4d2a-98a5-6025e42ac36e
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