Decoding patent examination services

Lluís Gimeno-Fabra and Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie
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Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2021, vol. 30, issue 7, 707-730

Abstract: This paper puts forward a new methodology to characterize and compare the examination practice of patent offices. The methodology codifies public information into a typology of chronological key examiner actions. This approach translates into a quantitative characterization of search completeness (i.e. classification and citation practices), certainty, speed and stringency, or grant rate. The methodology is tested on a sample of 100 random families of a non-controversial field, comprising EPO, JPO and USPTO members. The results show profound differences across offices in respect to search completeness, certainty and speed, and indicate heterogeneous levels of stringency.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2020.1766183

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