Patent backlogs at USPTO and EPO: Systemic failure vs deliberate delays

Innovation and firm value: An investigation of the changing role of patents, 1985–2007

“…This permits additional prior art references to be submitted and allows further verification of the patentability conditions (Mejer and van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011). In the U.S., by contrast, a similar post-grant review process has only recently been introduced with the 2011 America Invents Act.…”

The scientific influence of nations on global scientific and technological development

“…Indeed, papers need time to attract citations from other papers, and even more time to get citations from patents. One of the reasons is that patent applications are not processed in real time but with a delay of 30 − 40 months, depending on the patent office [46,47] 9 . Panel (a) shows instead science relevance for the different nations.…”

Patents and Innovation Among Neurosurgeons from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

“…As expected, there was an upsurge in patent applications and licensing agreements following the passage of the Act [2,15]. From 1991-2000, new patent applications increased by 238%, licensing agreements by 161%, and royalties by more than 520% [2,13]. By 2016, 6,600 of the 151,000 (4%) USPTO-granted patents were assigned to U.S. academics, with a substantial proportion being in the field of medical technology [16].…”

“…Patenting an idea helps guard against competition and allots time for further development. Those against medical professionals patenting new technologies claim the practice is unethical because doing so delays the dissemination of technological advances to the medical community and patients since it takes approximately 35 months for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to process a patent application [2,13].…”