Study on action mechanism between patent acquisition, patent protection,patent commercialization and technological innovation performance

Abstract

Abstract: The role of patents has changed from defensive tool into strategic tool in high-tech enterprises; thus, patents are becoming more and more important in the operation of enterprises. According to the 363 valid samples collected from 118 high-tech enterprises, from the resource-based view and by use of the structural equation model, this paper explores empirically the action mechanism between enterprises' patent acquisition (PA), patent protection (PP), patent commercialization (PC) and technological innovation performance (TIP), and then examines the mediating roles of PC between PA, PP and TIP. The research results show that PA has a positive effect on PP and PC; PP has a positive effect on PC; and PA, PP and PC all have a positive effect on TIP; while PC plays a partial mediating effect on the relationship between PA and TIP and PC plays a complete mediating effect on the relationship between PP and TIP. This study not only expands the academic research fields on patent and TIP, but also provides practical underpinning to the enhancement of TIP in high-tech enterprises through committing targeted patent management under open innovation.

Key words: patent acquisition (PA), patent protection (PP), patent commercialization (PC), technological innovation performance (TIP), high-tech enterprises

CLC Number:

F273.1

Cao Yong, Zhao Li. Study on action mechanism between patent acquisition, patent protection,patent commercialization and technological innovation performance[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, 34(8): 42-52.

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