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USPTO economists study all aspects of intellectual property (IP) to better understand the determinants of innovation and to support evidence-based policy making. The Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) leads these efforts through engagement with scholars, collaboration on research projects, and conference events. OCE also releases datasets on USPTO patents and trademarks to advance economic research on IP.
OCE recently published a new working paper, "Untapped Potential: Investigating Gender Disparities in Patent Citations". The paper explores why majority-female inventor teams receive up to 22% fewer citations than patents by majority-male inventor teams. The research also addresses gender disparity's impact on future patents and potential impacts on innovation more broadly.
For more information, read the working paper.
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