Figure 1From: The scientific information provided through patents and its limited use in scientific research at universitiesFlowchart of patent research on theses defended using the Thompsom Innovation patent database. (A) Flowchart describing the way that the research was conducted to seek if theses were patented by the inventors or by other non-related groups about the topics and results disclosed at theses. (B) Flowchart showing the research into patents database using the inventor field, to look up for patent filling by the inventor (students or supervisor) related or not to the subject of the thesis.Back to article page