Measuring patent assessment quality-Analyzing the degree and kind of (in)consistency in patent offices' decision making

Burke, PF; Reitzig, M

Measuring patent assessment quality-Analyzing the degree and kind of (in)consistency in patent offices' decision making

Burke, PF

Reitzig, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Research Policy, 2007, 36 (9), pp. 1404 - 1430
Issue Date:: 2007-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Burke, PF https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-0237	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Reitzig, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Research Policy, 2007, 36 (9), pp. 1404 - 1430	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-7333	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5478
dc.description.abstract	We argue that consistent decision making in judging a patent's validity and basing this on its underlying technological quality are important elements of patent office service ("assessment") quality. To understand which level of assessment quality patent offices (can) provide, particularly in new technological areas, we study the concordance of the European Patent Office's (EPO) granting and opposition decisions for individual patents. Using the biotechnology industry in the 1980s (an emerging patenting area then) as an example, we find no empirical evidence that the EPO provided maximal or optimal assessment quality as far as can be told from bibliographic indicators. We discuss research limitations and consequences of this first empirical analysis, and suggest ideas for refinements in future work. © 2007.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Research Policy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.respol.2007.06.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Science Studies	en_US
dc.title	Measuring patent assessment quality-Analyzing the degree and kind of (in)consistency in patent offices' decision making	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	36	en_US
utslib.for	150310 Organisation and Management Theory	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Marketing Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ACRI - Australia China Relations Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - BIDA - Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
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pubs.issue	9	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	36	en_US

Abstract:

We argue that consistent decision making in judging a patent's validity and basing this on its underlying technological quality are important elements of patent office service ("assessment") quality. To understand which level of assessment quality patent offices (can) provide, particularly in new technological areas, we study the concordance of the European Patent Office's (EPO) granting and opposition decisions for individual patents. Using the biotechnology industry in the 1980s (an emerging patenting area then) as an example, we find no empirical evidence that the EPO provided maximal or optimal assessment quality as far as can be told from bibliographic indicators. We discuss research limitations and consequences of this first empirical analysis, and suggest ideas for refinements in future work. © 2007.

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