IPR gender gaps : a first look at utility model, design right and trademark filings
Abstract
This study extends the analysis of the gender gap in patenting into design rights, utility model (UMs) and trademarks (TMs), which are complementary methods for protecting intellectual property. The analysis is descriptive and uses register data from the Finnish patent and registration office covering the years 1982–2013. A persistent gender gap is found for all intellectual property rights. The gap has narrowed over time for national patent, design right and TM filings but not for UM filings. It is found that, in comparison to men, women are relatively less often single inventors or designers and more often members of inventor or designer teams.
Main Author
Format
Articles
Research article
Published
2019
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
Akademiai Kiado Rt.
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201903071779Use this for linking
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0138-9130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2979-0
Language
English
Published in
Scientometrics
Citation
- Heikkilä, J. (2019). IPR gender gaps : a first look at utility model, design right and trademark filings. Scientometrics, 118(3), 869-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2979-0
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