MUTUAL PATENTING TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION FIELD ON THE EXAMPLE OF LEADING WORLD PATENT OFFICES

Приводятся результаты патентного исследования в области инновационных технологий на основе общей патентной статистики в мире и в России. Прослеживается устойчивый рост количества патентных заявок, подаваемых как резидентами, так и нерезидентами, в ведущих странах-лидерах. Представлена стратегия правовой охраны инновационных технических решений в целях обеспечения их продвижения на внешние и внутренние рынки. Анализируется динамика взаимного проникновения интеллектуальной собственности со стороны США, стран Европы и КНР; акцент сделан на долю патентных заявок в области техники электросвязи. В основу патентной статистики положена Международная патентная классификация. Сделан вывод о дисбалансе во взаимном патентовании между китайскими субъектами патентования и патентными ведомствами Европы и США. Констатируется падение как общего количества патентных заявок в Российской Федерации, так и количества заявок, поданных нерезидентами. The article provides the results of patent research in the field of innovative technologies based on worldwide and Russian patent statistics. There is a steady increase in the number of patent applications filed both by residents and non-residents in lead countries. The strategy of legal protection for innovative technical solutions is outlined in order to ensure promotion on external and internal markets. The dynamics of mutual intellectual property infiltration between the USA, Europe, and China is analyzed. The authors focused on the share of patent applications in the field of telecommunications technology. The patent statistics is based on the International Patent Classification. The article concludes that there is an imbalance in mutual patenting between Chinese patent subjects and Patent Offices of Europe and the USA. A drop is noted both in the total number of patent applications in the Russian Federation and in the number of applications submitted by non-residents.

Trends and relationship among intellectual capital disclosures, patent statistics and firm performance in Indian manufacturing sector

PurposeThis study highlights the trends of qualitative intellectual capital disclosures and patent statistics in the Indian manufacturing context by considering the numerous patent applications, patent grants, forward citations and backward citations. Furthermore, the study investigates the relation among qualitative disclosures, patent statistics and firm performance.Design/methodology/approachAll manufacturing companies of CNX 500 Index of National Stock Exchange of India Limited are considered. Based on data availability, 243 manufacturing firms spanning across seven major manufacturing sectors are included. Secondary data were obtained from the annual report of companies and patent databases from 2004 to 2005 to 2013–2014, generating a sample of 2,430 firm years. Content analysis and citation analysis are used for collecting the relevant data.FindingsOverall, the study results indicated increasing trends for all types of intellectual capital disclosures. Similar trends are observed for patent applications and patent grants, indicating a surge in patenting activities across the manufacturing sector. However, increasing trends in patenting activities are not reflected for forward and backward citations. In addition, significant differences in means and trend coefficients for qualitative disclosures and patent statistics indicated industry specificity within the Indian manufacturing sector. Furthermore, industry specificity is observed when translating intellectual capital to firm performance. The measure of firm performance, that is, Tobin's Q, is having a significant positive association with qualitative disclosures and patent statistics.Research limitations/implicationsAs the study is based on secondary data, its accuracy is limited by the accuracy of the data sources such as the annual reports of companies and patent databases.Practical implicationsThe study findings imply that policymakers should devise and execute sector-specific policy interventions. Moreover, managers and policymakers should emphasize the qualitative aspect of patenting activities.Originality/valueThe study is an original work that highlights the trends in qualitative disclosures in the Indian manufacturing context. The value relevance of intellectual capital and patent statistics has been established.

Tools of Extraction or Means of Speculation? Making Sense of Patents in the Bioeconomy

Over the last few decades, Europe has seen a rise in applications for “native trait” patents on conventionally bred plants. Based on expert interviews, participant observation, patent statistics and document analysis, this chapter discusses what constitutes the (potential) value of these patents for various stakeholders. Native trait patents are a legacy of biotech plant patents from the 1980s and 1990s but follow different material, legal and economic logics. Unlike GMO patents, it would be wrong to view them as tools with which to extract surplus value from farmers. Neither, however, are they simply a means to capture investment from stock markets. There is no single business model that could explain the rush of companies to apply for patents in conventional plant breeding; therefore, patents must be understood as complex value objects that fulfil different functions for different actors and that often defy their original purpose of stimulating and protecting innovation.

Patent Activity of Domestic and Foreign Applicants as an Indicator of Scientific and Technological Development of Russia: An Analysis of Current Statistics

This article presents an analysis of the patent activity of domestic and foreign applicants in Russia, based on the data from patent statistics for 2009–2018. The source of the study was the data of the annual reports of Rospatent. The purpose of this research is to identify the indicators of patent activity and their dynamics. It allows us to assess the current state of scientific and technical potential and emerging trends in the scientific and technological development of Russia. The research concerns intellectual property related to the objects of patent rights according to the Russian civil law: inventions, utility models and industrial designs. This article presents an analysis of the patent activity in Russia concerning inventions. The author revealed that in recent years there had been a decreasing interest in this type of patent rights objects from both domestic and foreign applicants, which has harmed the dynamics of patent activity indicators regarding inventions.

Patentometric: monitoring the scientific and technological trends of Additive Manufacturing in Medical Applications

<p>Patents are a means of protecting inventions developed by firms, institutions or individuals, and they may be interpreted as indicators of invention. Patents indicators convey information on the processes of inventive activities. Therefore, patent statistics will assess science and technology (S&amp;T) activities. Besides, additive manufacturing (AM) has become a revolutionary technology that is changing medical science. For this reason, the patent statistics will allow us to monitor what is the state of the inventive activity of AM in medical applications. The database used in order to retrieve patent information is Patseer and the data have been analyzed through the analytics package called Quick Stats. From the data obtained, it can be concluded that, additive manufacturing in medical applications is an emerging technology with huge market potential. Undoubtedly, the core of invention is located in United States, followed by Germany, United Kingdom and China somewhat behind. Firms are the main holders of legal rights, and the firm’s market value and the knowledge diffusion of technology are ensured by the technological diversity and the number of forward citations presented by patents.</p>

Is Poland an Innovative Country?

The potential for innovativeness is difficult to measure, though many have attempted to do so. In order to look at Poland’s innovation potential, its current position and its opportunity to grow, compared with developing and developed countries, this study analysed the patent statistics of the Polish and European Patent Offices. Poland has been a member of the European Union for over a decade now. Therefore, we took into consideration the statistics for patent applications and grants for the last decade, up to the first quarter of 2016. The questions we wanted to answer concerned not only the technology fields that Poland patented its inventions in, but also the types of patent grantees and applicants. In order to determine why Poland is still considered to be only a moderate innovator by the Innovation Union Scoreboard, we also gathered information on Polish inventors abroad in 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, to see their number, technology fields, and types of patent grantees. Finally, we attempted to identify the main barriers that seem to inhibit Polish technology and innovation growth, despite significantly growing R&D intensities (up from 0.56 GDP and EUR 1,139 M in 2004 to 0.94 GDP and EUR 3,864 M in 2014).