主讲人：Phillip Boeing, Professor of Center of European Economic Research (ZEW)
Measuring Patent Quality in International Comparison-Index Development and Application to China
主持教师：张晓波，席天扬，李力行，吕晓慧
上课时间：9月16日(周三)下午2:00-3:30
国发院中国经济研究中心 中心 小教室
助教邮箱：zhuwu0513@163.com

 
Abstract: We develop an index that compares the quality of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications by considering citations generated by international search Reports(ISRs). In its most restrictive variation, i.e. excluding citations from the home country and self-citations, the ISR index is not biased by selectivity in filing strategies, differences in citations due to varying national examination procedures, or domestic economic policies. Against the background of strong increases in Chinese patenting between 2001 and 2009, we compare the quality of Chinese PCT applications with those from high-income countries. Chinese PCT applications achieve only 34% of the quality level of international PCT applications. In addition, their quality is decreasing over time. We find that the patent quality of firms increases in R&D stocks but decreases with the introduction of PCT subsidies. Our results confirm that China’s expansion of international filings was achieved to the detriment of quality.