Gender bias in patenting process

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Highlights：

• The number of patent collaborations conforms to the power-law distribution.

• Women are underrepresented in the invention and patenting process.

• Both male and female have strong preference for same-gender inventors.

• It needs intensify efforts to combat gender bias in the patenting process.

摘要

•The number of patent collaborations conforms to the power-law distribution.•Women are underrepresented in the invention and patenting process.•Both male and female have strong preference for same-gender inventors.•It needs intensify efforts to combat gender bias in the patenting process.

论文关键词：Gender bias,Patent,Inventor,USPTO

论文评审过程：Received 6 October 2019, Revised 6 April 2020, Accepted 9 April 2020, Available online 30 May 2020, Version of Record 30 May 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2020.101046