Defining triadic patent families as a measure of technological strength
Defining triadic patent families as a measure of technological strength
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DOI：
10.1007/s11192-009-1836-6
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发表时间：
2009-03
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3.9
通讯作者：
Christian Sternitzke
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作者：
Christian Sternitzke
评估国家技术实力的一个常用指标是在北美、欧洲和亚洲三方地区注册的专利。目前，这些所谓的三元专利被定义为在美国专利商标局（USPTO）、欧洲专利局（EPO）和日本专利局（JPO）提交的申请。最近的事态发展表明，这一定义对于欧洲和亚洲的办事处可能不够充分。我们的研究结果建议，特别是德国和中国应该被添加到这个三元组定义中，因为在某些技术领域，在这些国家注册的专利与在欧洲专利局或日本特许厅注册的专利具有相同的引用影响力。我们的结果还强调，每个国家的三元专利族数量是技术专业化和（国家）专利战略的函数。
A frequently used indicator for assessing technological strengths of nations are patents registered in the triad region, i.e. in North America, Europe, and Asia. Currently these so-called triadic patents are defined as filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO). Recent developments suggested that this definition might lack adequacy regarding the offices in Europe and Asia. Our findings propose that in particular Germany and China should be added to this triad definition since in some technology fields patents registered in these countries show the same citation impact as patents registered at the EPO or JPO. Our results also underline that the number of triadic patent families per country is a function of technological specialization and (national) patenting strategies.