TY - JOUR AU - Kang, Kyung-Nam AU - Ryu, Tae-Kyu AU - Lee, Yoon-Sik PY - 2009 DA - 2009/03/26 TI - Effects of research tool patents on biotechnology innovation in a developing country: A case study of South Korea JO - BMC Biotechnology SP - 25 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Concerns have recently been raised about the negative effects of patents on innovation. In this study, the effects of patents on innovations in the Korean biotech SMEs (small and medium-sized entrepreneurs) were examined using survey data and statistical analysis. SN - 1472-6750 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750-9-25 DO - 10.1186/1472-6750-9-25 ID - Kang2009 ER -