Examiner trust in applicants to the European Patent Office: country specificities
Examiner trust in applicants to the European Patent Office: country specificities
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审查员对欧洲专利局申请人的信任：国家具体情况
DOI：
10.1007/s11192-018-2894-4
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
E. M. Tur
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作者：
Joaquín M. Azagra;E. M. Tur
基于专利中申请人引用概率的指标已被用来强调区分申请人和审查员引用的重要性。然而，对这些指标以及欧洲专利局 (EPO) 审查员报告中申请人引文的存在的解释仍然不确定。基于对专利审查员和专利申请人的采访，我们得出这样的观点：欧洲专利局审查员报告中对申请人的引用表明审查员对申请人的信任，并且这种信任根据国家模式而变化。使用 1997 年至 2007 年期间超过 3,500,000 次引用的 EPO 数据，我们验证了授予专利的审查员对申请人的信任度较高。审查员信任来自科学或经济强国、欧洲专利组织成员国以及审查员同一国家的申请人。
Indicators based on the probability of applicant citations in patents have been used to emphasize the importance of distinguishing applicant and examiner citations. However, the interpretation of these indicators and of the presence of applicant citations in European Patent Office (EPO) examiner reports is still uncertain. Based on interviews with patent examiners and patent applicants, we develop the idea that applicant citations in EPO examiner reports indicate examiner trust in applicants, and that this trust varies according to national patterns. Using EPO data for over 3,500,000 citations during 1997–2007, we verify that examiner trust in applicants is higher in granted patents. Examiners trust applicants from scientifically or economically strong countries, from member states of the European Patent Organization, and from the same country of the examiners.
影响因子：
3.9
作者：
Wada T
通讯作者：
Wada T