A new approach to measuring invention commercialization: An application to the SBIR program

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2025.105302

Carlo Bottai , Gaétan de Rassenfosse , Emilio Raiteri

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Abstract

Measuring the commercialization of patented inventions remains a key challenge in innovation studies. This paper introduces a novel, web-based method for tracking the commercialization of patented inventions. The method leverages targeted web searches to identify online traces of commercialization, offering a scalable alternative to surveys and case studies. We apply this method to patents arising from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research program, linking 3070 patents to procurement contracts and assessing their commercialization outcomes. The results indicate that 21.5% of these patents show signs of commercialization, with variations across R&D stages and contract phases. The method provides a systematic way to identify market adoption of patented technologies and can be extended to other contexts where identifying commercialized patents is relevant.

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衡量发明商业化的新方法：在SBIR计划中的应用

衡量专利发明的商业化仍然是创新研究中的一个关键挑战。本文介绍了一种新颖的基于网络的专利发明商业化跟踪方法。该方法利用有针对性的网络搜索来识别在线商业化的痕迹，为调查和案例研究提供了可扩展的替代方案。我们将这种方法应用于来自美国国防部小企业创新研究项目的专利，将3070项专利与采购合同联系起来，并评估其商业化结果。结果表明，21.5%的专利显示出商业化的迹象，在研发阶段和合同阶段有所不同。该方法提供了一种系统的方法来确定专利技术的市场采用情况，并可扩展到确定商业化专利相关的其他情况。

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来源期刊

Research Policy MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

12.80

自引率

6.90%

发文量

182

期刊介绍： Research Policy (RP) articles explore the interaction between innovation, technology, or research, and economic, social, political, and organizational processes, both empirically and theoretically. All RP papers are expected to provide insights with implications for policy or management. Research Policy (RP) is a multidisciplinary journal focused on analyzing, understanding, and effectively addressing the challenges posed by innovation, technology, R&D, and science. This includes activities related to knowledge creation, diffusion, acquisition, and exploitation in the form of new or improved products, processes, or services, across economic, policy, management, organizational, and environmental dimensions.