The impact of international patent systems: Evidence from accession to the European Patent Convention |
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| Institution: | 1. University of California at Berkeley, National Bureau of Economic Research, Institute of Fiscal Studies, and Max Planck Institute Munich, United States;2. Economics Department, Santa Clara University, United States;1. Boston University School of Law Technology & Policy Research Initiative, United States;2. Boston University Questrom School of Business and National Bureau of Economic Research, United States;1. University of Rennes 1, CREM-CNRS, Condorcet Center, France;2. University of Freiburg, Walter-Eucken Institute, Germany;1. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile;2. Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE, Spain;1. Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), Peking University, University Town, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, China;2. HKUST Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong;1. Duke University – Fuqua School of Business, United States;2. Harvard Business School, United States;1. Georgia Institute of Technology, United States;2. DePaul University, United States;3. Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom;4. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, United States |
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| Abstract: | We analyze the impact of accession to the regional patent system established by the European Patent Convention (EPC) on 14 countries that acceded between 2000 and 2008. We look at changes in patenting behavior by domestic and foreign applicants at the national patent offices and the European Patent Office (EPO). We find a strong change in patent filing behavior among foreigners seeking patent protection in the accession states, substituting EPO patents for domestic patents immediately. However, there is no discernible reaction among domestic entities in terms of domestic filings, although we do find some evidence that applicants in accession states increased their propensity to file patents with the EPO post-accession. Inventors in accession countries also increase their patent filings slightly post-accession, both at the EPO and at the national offices. |
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| Keywords: | European Patent Accession Patents Middle income countries Regional patent system |
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