CO-OPETITION STRATEGY FROM THE PATENT ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE OF THE STENT MARKET

Kuei-Kuei Lai (), Fang-Pei Su (), Calvin S. Weng () and Chiau-Ling Chen ()
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Kuei-Kuei Lai: Graduate School of Business Administration, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan
Fang-Pei Su: Graduate School of Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan;
Calvin S. Weng: Graduate School of Business Administration, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan;
Chiau-Ling Chen: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD., 1127 Hopin Rd, Padeh City, Taoyuan, Taiwan

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2007, vol. 04, issue 02, 137-153

Abstract: Information about technological innovation and its evolutionary path can be explored by patent analysis. Therefore, for those firms which are dependant on large investments and a high business performance, such as stent manufacturers, integrating patent information with business strategy is the critical issue. The competition between stent manufactures is intensifying because of increasing global volume demand and improving technological performance. From a resource-based view, adopting a co-opetition strategy is essential for firms to keep sustainable competitive advantage. Over the last decade, patent rights have become a major tool of the co-opetition strategy. This study analyzes patent data from the USPTO during 1984 to 2005 and constructs patent information indicators to verify the process of technology evolution. On these grounds, we can understand the relative technological position and technological strength of the major manufacturers in this industry and also inspect their changes of position and business scope to examine the relationship between each firm's technology strategy and business strategy.

Keywords: patent strategy; co-opetition strategy; stent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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