Open source software as digital platforms to innovate
研究利用新数据库分析1556家组织在20年间向98个热门开源项目的贡献与美国专利申请的时间同步性，发现组织常同步进行开源贡献和专利创新，且这一趋势随时间加强。
This article provides evidence that organizations routinely leverage Open Source Software (OSS) infrastructure to innovate. It does so by showing that they tend to synchronize both activities, based on an analysis of the timing of patent filings and OSS submissions using a novel database that links two decades of contributions to 98 of the most popular OSS projects with patent filings in the United States for 1556 organizations. These organizations represent the 26.6 % of all patents granted and the 48 % of all OSS contributions to these projects over the period. The results show that this synchronization has intensified over time, predominantly occurs in projects governed by permissive licensing structures, and extends beyond contributions made to open-source projects where the contributing entity holds ownership or control.