Motives to patent: Empirical evidence from Germany
Motives to patent: Empirical evidence from Germany
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DOI：
10.1016/j.respol.2006.03.002
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
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影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Schmoch, U
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作者：
Blind, K;Edler, J;Schmoch, U
在专利热潮的背景下，我们首先分析了专利和替代工具，以保护知识产权的作用，基于德国公司积极申请专利的样本。在第二步中，我们调查专利的动机，考虑部门和公司规模的影响。我们发现，公司规模的问题，无论是工具的重要性和专利的动机。特别重要的是，专利的新战略动机，如利用专利来提高企业在与合作伙伴、被许可方和金融部门谈判中的地位，或利用专利来激励研发人员或业绩指标--这些都与企业规模呈正相关。我们从这些见解中得出未来专利政策可能面临的一些挑战。(c)2006 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
Against the background of the patent upsurge, we first analyse the role of patenting and alternative instruments to protect intellectual property, based on a sample of German companies active in patenting. In a second step, we investigate the motives to patent, considering sector and company size effects. We find that company size matters, both for the importance of instruments and the motives to patent. Especially important are the new strategic motives to patent, like using patents to improve a company's own position in negotiations with partners, licensees and the financial sector, or to use patents as incentives for R&D personnel or performance indicators-these correlate positively with company size. We derive some possible challenges for future patent policies from these insights. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.