Patenting for Global Markets: A U. S. Firm Meets the Demands of the New Globalism

Somaya Deepak ()
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Somaya Deepak: Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1900, USA. Tel: 510 923 9053; Fax: 510 643 1412

Business and Politics, 1999, vol. 1, issue 1, 99-111

Abstract: Beginning in the early 70s, ACME, a highly innovative and successful U.S. chemical firm, began commercializing an important and versatile polymer invention. This case study chronicles the many travails faced by ACME in obtaining patent protection for its innovations in major developed economies. ACME's experiences suggest that international differences in patent regimes that stem from ideological, historical, and institutional differences are pervasive, and need to be accounted for in a company's patenting approach. International strategy in the patent area is thus inherently multi-domestic. Further, we also observe that in global industries, obtaining a modicum of exclusivity through strong patent protection in certain key markets may be adequate to preserve a firm's competitive advantage versus multinational rivals. Moreover, a firm's patent strategy seems intrinsically integrated with its continuing innovative and commercial performance.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1515/bap.1999.1.1.99

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