PTLR Codification
The Patent Thicket Literature Review Coding Rules
This collection of terms, definitions, key words have been organized and assigned shorthand codes to identify them. See below:
Core Terms
Saturated Invention Spaces = (SIS)
As first defined by Teece: when a single firm, or a small number of firms, successfully patents an entire technological area. (p.15) Look for: market failure - (MF) imperfect competition - (IC)
Keywords: cluster - (CLSTR) coherent groups - (CoGs) adjacent - (Adj)
Diversely-held Complimentary Inputs = (DHCI)
