Inventores prolíficos, conocimiento tecnológico y patentes: México y Corea

Abstract

The economic reflection on the importance of the production of new knowledge as a strategic factor for growth and technological development, and the role of prolific inventors in the economies, such as key agents in the process of innovation, constitute the central themes of this article. It is being studied to prolific inventors as dynamic agents in the production of new ideas and as managers technological that to further research groups in those involved, to register a notable increase in patenting. Analyzes comparatively the degree of patenting of prolific inventors of Mexico and Korea during the period 1978-2006, identifying the most patentees and technological fields in which these specialize.