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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2029-9370</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">869-3210-1-PB</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v14i3.869</article-id>
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          <subject>Article</subject>
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        <article-title>KNOWLEDGE SPREAD IN LITHUANIA IN TERMS  OF PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATIONS</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Knašas</surname>
            <given-names>Arimantas Bronislovas</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:abknasas@gmail.com">abknasas@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">∗</xref>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1"><label>∗</label>Corresponding author.</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <volume>14</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>123</fpage>
      <lpage>139</lpage>
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      <abstract>
        <p>Published patent applications. All published applications for inventions subdivided into the three groups. The number of applicants (inventors) in the separate application are ascertained. The number of published applications in the International Patent Classification sections for the 2005-2014 years are ascertained. Selecting published applications R&amp;D and high technology development directions are described.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>knowledge creation</kwd>
        <kwd>knowledge value</kwd>
        <kwd>intellectual capital</kwd>
        <kwd>patent application</kwd>
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        <label>JEL CODES</label>
        <kwd>D80</kwd>
        <kwd>O31</kwd>
        <kwd>O34</kwd>
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