Intellectual Property in Canada: Technology Specialization and Competitive Advantage
Using Intellectual Property (IP) (patents) as a measure of technology specialization and global competitive advantage, we find that Canada has a mix of inventive strengths and weaknesses across 35 technology areas. The country has leading inventive strength in 10 areas; slipping inventive strength in seven areas; lagging inventive strength in 13 areas; and emerging inventive strength in five areas.
What are Canada’s highest degrees of specialization? How does the country fare in the number of patents per owner compared with the world average? And what does Canada need to do to become a leader in new and emerging technology areas?
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Key findings
IP is a key driver of innovation and economic growth
Canada’s inventive strengths
A complex path to commercialization
Alignment of sectoral priorities
Actionable insights
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Sensitivity analysis
Appendix C: Bibliography
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