Are Foreigners Treated Equally under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement?

Rassenfosse, Gaétan de; Jensen, Paul H.; Julius, T’Mir; Palangkaraya, Alfons; Webster, Elizabeth

doi:10.1086/705801

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“…To our knowledge, Webster et al [2014] and de Rassenfosse et al [2019] are the only studies investigating the practical application of the national treatment principle in the prosecution process in modern IP law. Using a sample of about 50,000 patent applications granted by the USPTO and filed in the early 1990's at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), Webster et al [2014] found that domestic applicants were more likely than foreign applicants to be granted patent protection, all else equal.…”

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Technology Protectionism and the Patent System: Evidence from China

Rassenfosse

Raiteri

2022

The J Industrial Economics

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Governments have strong incentives to allow their inventors to free ride on foreign technologies. They can achieve this result by discriminating against foreigners in the patent system-by refusing to grant foreigners a patent for their inventions. International patent law treaties forbid this practice, which may lower the global innovation incentives and may hurt international trade. Using data on half a million inventions submitted to the Chinese patent office, we find robust evidence of anti-foreign bias in the issuance of patents in 'strategic' technology areas. Foreigners are about 50 percent more likely to be refused a strategic patent than locals.

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“…de Rassenfosse et al . [2019] show that filing international patents under the Patent Cooperation Treaty can reduce some of the bias.…”

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Technology Protectionism and the Patent System: Evidence from China

Rassenfosse

Raiteri

2022

The J Industrial Economics

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“…88Scholars have also used information on DOCDB ‘equivalent’ patent applications across jurisdictions as an identification strategy, see de Rassenfosse et al (2019); Webster, Jensen and Palangkaraya (2014). …”

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Replicable Patent Indicators Using the Google Patents Public Datasets

Abi Younes,

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2024

Australian Economic Review

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Recognising the increasing accessibility and importance of patent data, the article underscores the need for standardised and transparent data analysis methods. We illustrate the construction and relevance of commonly used patent indicators derived from Google Patents Public Datasets. The indicators range from citation counts to more advanced metrics like patent text similarity. The BigQuery code is available in an open Kaggle notebook, explaining operational intricacies and potential data issues. By providing clear, adaptable queries and emphasising transparent methods, this article hopes to contribute to the standardisation and accessibility of patent analysis, offering a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners alike.

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