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Science Research Management ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 73-79 .

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Behavior of “patent paradox” and its implication of foreign firms

Yue Xianping1,3, Wang Juan2   

  1. (1. School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Information Science
    and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;
    2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of
    Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;
    3. School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)
  • Received:2009-04-04 Revised:2009-07-16 Online:2010-11-24 Published:2010-11-24

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Abstract: Abstract: With increasing protection of patent rights in the world, in particular, the implement of pro-patent policy in U.S, the behavior of foreign firms comes into the reality. After analysing those characteristics of the behavior of “patent paradox” from the view of mentality, practices, and results, the causes of the behavior of “patent paradox”, such as implementing the pro-patent policy in U.S., raising the R&D efficiency in a firm, the strategic applications of patent value, developing patent portfolio in a firm, are studied. In the end, some canonical countermeasures and suggestions are presented according to the reality of China.

Key words: patent paradox, patent portfolio, pro-patent policy, IPR management

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