A neglected aspect of research
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Thomas Coulson
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Article
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1946
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Elsevier Science
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English
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During the last few years of peace-time industrial activity, the annual reports of the Secretary of Commerce revealed that each year about 15,ooo patent applications were abandoned and allowed to perish. Behind this somewhat obscure statement lies a story of economic waste that calls for a remedy.