Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Patents and Trade Secrets (Japanese)
Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Patents and Trade Secrets (Japanese)
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服务业创新以及专利和商业秘密的作用（日语）
DOI：
10.2139/ssrn.3009012
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发表时间：
2014
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Morikawa Masayuki
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作者：
Morikawa Masayuki
本文使用日本企业层面的数据，对服务业的创新活动以及专利和商业秘密对创新的作用进行了研究。根据分析，第一，服务业企业的产品创新比制造业企业少，但创新型服务业企业的生产率非常高。第二，服务业企业持有专利的倾向较低，但持有商业秘密的倾向与制造业企业相当。第三，专利和商业秘密与产品创新之间存在正相关关系，无论是在制造业还是在服务业，其效果在数量上都是相似的。另一方面，商业秘密和工艺创新之间的正相关关系仅在制造业中发现。这些结果表明，专利制度和商业秘密法对服务部门的创新和生产率增长发挥了关键作用。
This paper, using Japanese firm-level data, presents findings about innovative activities in the service sector and the role of patents and trade secrets on innovations. According to the analysis, first, service firms have less product innovations than do manufacturing firms, but the productivity of innovative service firms is very high. Second, service firms have a low propensity of holding patents, but the holding of trade secrets is comparable to that of the manufacturing firms. Third, patents and trade secrets have positive relationships with product innovations, and the effects are quantitatively similar in magnitude both in the manufacturing and the service sectors. On the other hand, a positive relationship between trade secrets and process innovations is found only in the manufacturing sector. These results suggest a pivotal role of the patent system and trade secret law on innovation and productivity growth of the service sector.