Forecasting Innovations - Methods for Predicting Numbers of Patent Filings (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)

This is a practical guide to solutions for forecasting demand for services and products in international markets - and much more than just a listing of dry theoretical methods. Leading experts present studies on improving methods for forecasting numbers of incoming patent filings at the European Patent Office. These are reviewed by practitioners of the existing methods, revealing that it may not always be wise to trust established regression approaches.