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Biotech patents and science policy: the Spanish experience

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In an environment of crisis and cuts, innovative patent management strategies may offer a way for countries to improve return on R&D investment.

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Figure 1: The relationship between Spanish R&D investment and biotech patent requests and the influence of science management, 1989–2012.
Figure 2: Administrative status of biotech patents of public and private entities of Spain, 1991–2013.
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  1. Eva Navascués and Antonio Santos are in the Department of Microbiology, Ignacio Belda, Alejandro Alonso, Domingo Marquina, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain,

    Ignacio Belda, Alejandro Alonso, Domingo Marquina, Eva Navascués & Antonio Santos

  2. Gerardo Penas is in the Department of Utility Models, Designs and Semiconductors, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Madrid, Spain.,

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