"An Empirical Study of Patent Grant Rates as a Function of Race and Gen" by W. Michael Schuster, R. Evan Davis et al.
 

Title

An Empirical Study of Patent Grant Rates as a Function of Race and Gender

Abstract

In this article we examine the rate at which patent applications are granted as a function of the inventor's race and gender. Empirical analysis of more than 3.9 million U.S. applications finds minority and women applicants are significantly less likely to secure a patent relative to the balance of inventors. Further analysis indicates that a portion of this bias is introduced during prosecution at the Patent Office, independent of the quality of the application. Mechanisms underlying these disparities are explored. The article concludes with a discussion of our results and their interaction with patent law, innovation policy, and employment trends.

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Accounting

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/ablj.12159

Publication Date

6-1-2020

Journal Title

American Business Law Journal

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