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Finally, studies have looked into how patent characteristics influence university-ownership of these patents. An obvious argument is that patents that are the result of company-funded research are more likely to be owned by companies (). Nevertheless, there is no clear effect of such collaboration on the assignment of the patent ownership, except for the case of university spin-off firms and other forms of entrepreneurial collaboration (; ; ). Importantly, some studies have found that the (expected) short-term value of patents is related to the tendency to file patents outside the university (; ; ), while more basic or fundamental patents, with later forward cites are more likely to be assigned to universities (; ; ). Overall, patent characteristics may influence the decision-making of individuals, companies, and universities.