Measures Associated to USPTO Patent Technological Significance

Version 1. 15/07/2025This dataset includes measures associated to the technological significance of USPTO patents and supporting variables. It covers patents granted between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2009.These variables were utilized in “The Changing Nature of Firm Innovation: Short-term Orientation and Influential Innovation in US Public Firms”, Management Science, forthcomingIf you use this dataset in your research or publication, we kindly ask that you acknowledge it by including the following citation: Corredoira, R. A., & Goldfarb, B. D. (2025). Measures associated to USPTO patent technological significance [Data set]. Newcastle University. https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.29506094 Proper citation helps ensure the dataset's impact is recognized and supports continued data sharing.