China has been experiencing a substantial growth in patent applications. But is this increase accompanied by a similar increase in patent value? To assess this question, we examine the citation lag of Chinese patents as a proxy of patent value in comparison with patents from the US, Europe, Japan, and Korea. Our empirical analysis comprises a unique data set of 60,000 patents with priority years between 2000 and 2010. Utilizing Cox regressions, our results show that Chinese patents suffer from a large citation lag in comparison to international patents, indicating a lower value. This is especially true for patents filed domestically. However, we find empirical support for an increasing patent value in more recent patents. China shows a stro...
The number of patent applications filed at the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office SIPO grew ...
Chapter 8 investigates the rapid growth of patenting in an emerging geographical area such as China,...
Although China became the world's leading patent filer in 2011, patent quality is still a serious is...
This paper presents a novel analysis of the international dimension of the rapid growth of patenting...
Although many developing economies are increasingly influencing the global economy, China’s influenc...
Because China has become one of the largest applicants of PCT patents, it is of interest to compare ...
In an effort to improve its economic and technological prowess, China in recent years has promulgate...
Very preliminary: Comments are most welcome, but please do not cite. Abstract China's patent ex...
China’s patent surge, documented in this paper, is seemingly paradoxical given the country’s weak re...
While patent filings in China have been exploding in recent years, analysis based on a variety of me...
In this paper I present novel analysis on the rapid and accelerated growth of patenting activity by ...
By identifying the features of patent applications filed by 22 countries at the Chinese Patent Offic...
Although China is now the largest patent filing country in the world, there is little firm‐level res...
In this paper I present novel analysis on the rapid and accelerated growth of patenting activity by ...
We develop an index that compares the quality of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications by co...
The number of patent applications filed at the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office SIPO grew ...
Chapter 8 investigates the rapid growth of patenting in an emerging geographical area such as China,...
Although China became the world's leading patent filer in 2011, patent quality is still a serious is...
This paper presents a novel analysis of the international dimension of the rapid growth of patenting...
Although many developing economies are increasingly influencing the global economy, China’s influenc...
Because China has become one of the largest applicants of PCT patents, it is of interest to compare ...
In an effort to improve its economic and technological prowess, China in recent years has promulgate...
Very preliminary: Comments are most welcome, but please do not cite. Abstract China's patent ex...
China’s patent surge, documented in this paper, is seemingly paradoxical given the country’s weak re...
While patent filings in China have been exploding in recent years, analysis based on a variety of me...
In this paper I present novel analysis on the rapid and accelerated growth of patenting activity by ...
By identifying the features of patent applications filed by 22 countries at the Chinese Patent Offic...
Although China is now the largest patent filing country in the world, there is little firm‐level res...
In this paper I present novel analysis on the rapid and accelerated growth of patenting activity by ...
We develop an index that compares the quality of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications by co...
The number of patent applications filed at the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office SIPO grew ...
Chapter 8 investigates the rapid growth of patenting in an emerging geographical area such as China,...
Although China became the world's leading patent filer in 2011, patent quality is still a serious is...