tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5378198091715117660..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: How will increasing numbers of old geezers affect intellectual property?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-63615782412880624262014-06-27T17:49:50.212+01:002014-06-27T17:49:50.212+01:00I am fairly confident you would find that the numb...I am fairly confident you would find that the number of patents issued to inventors varies significantly with age, and that a more well educated and intellectual population would be anticipated to continue to be innovate as the population ages. <br />(These could be measured by random sampling of ages of published inventors, and by comparisons between countries with different demographics, ex. Japan vs Israel).<br /><br />One complication in investigating innovation relative to age might be the existence of senior management who are listed on every or nearly every patent application produced by a company. In some cases, this is the result of a truly innovative mind who has experience and vision and is far more productive than any of their younger employees could hope to be due to greater understanding of the technical field. In other cases, it is more a question of being the boss and it being a carer ending move not to list the boss on the application. <br /><br />Another question that comes to mind: what is the relationship between productivity and density? Will a lower replacement rate result in perhaps more innovations per capita, but at a greatly reduced total volume of innovations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com