Intellectual Property Rights

Compendium of Patent Statistics, 2007 edition

28-Sep-2007

This report presents various patent indicators to reflect recent trends in innovative activity across a wide range of OECD and non-OECD countries, with seven main sections: triadic patent families; patenting at national, regional and international level; patenting in selected technology areas; patents by institutional sectors; international cooperation in inventive activities; science linkages in technology.

Conference on "patents: realising and securing value": Summary report

18-Jan-2007

Held in London in November 2006, this conference engaged patent and licensing professionals, patent officials and policy makers from OECD countries in discussions about the licensing and valuation of patents. It showed the emergence of technology markets and the increasing use of patents for raising capital.

Conference on research use of patented inventions: Summary report

05-Jan-2007

Held in Madrid in May 2006, this conference engaged policy makers and stakeholders from OECD countries in discussions about the use of patented inventions and the knowledge embedded in them for research in the public and private sector.

STI Working Paper 2006/5: Valuation and Exploitation of Intellectual Property

30-Jun-2006

This paper reviews recent evidence and analyses in order to inform policy development. It examines the channels through which firms aim to exploit their IP and complements this firm-level perspective with a review of macroeconomic statistics related to the development of technology markets. The paper reviews various approaches to the valuation of patents and examines the range of policy initiatives undertaken by OECD countries to foster patent valuation and exploitation.

STI Working Paper 2006/4: Tax Treatment of Business Investments in Intellectual Assets: An International Comparison

22-May-2006

A number of OECD countries offer tax incentives to encourage and reward business expenditures on intellectual assets. This paper examines the tax treatment of corporate expenditures on selected intellectual assets and develops an indicator of the relative generosity of tax systems in OECD countries to such investments.

STI Working Paper 2006/2: Research Use of Patented Knowledge: A Review

20-Mar-2006

This paper outlines factors that may affect the ability of researchers to access patented inventions for legitimate research purposes. It reviews evidence of current and anticipated access limitations and explores options for the formulation of research exemptions that balance research use and patent holder’s rights.

STI Working Paper 2005/9: Analysing European and International Patent Citations: A Set of EPO Patent Database Building Blocks

18-Oct-2005

This paper presents a preliminary set of European and international citation data tables designed to enable researchers to become familiar with the subject and undertake a range of analyses. It addresses a range of analytical and statistical issues and also discusses differences between US and European citations.

Proceedings: Promoting IPR Policy and Enforcement In China - OECD-China Dialogues on Intellectual Property Rights Policy and Enforcement

01-Jun-2005

These proceedings provide a synthesis of two workshops jointly organised by the OECD and Chinese authorities in April 2004: "IPR and Economic Development in China: Meeting Challenges and Opportunities Following WTO Entry", and "IPR Issues Related to Public Research Institutions". Each event aimed at assisting China in its efforts to further improve IPR policy and enforcement by sharing the experience of OECD countries on a range of issues of special relevance and interest to Chinese policy makers and other stakeholders. 

STI Working Paper 2005/1: Promoting IPR Policy and Enforcement in China

14-Feb-2005

This report highlights the main messages of the two policy dialogues that the OECD organised with China in Spring 2004 on IPR issues. These dialogues aimed at assisting China in its efforts to further improve IPR policy and enforcement by sharing the experience of OECD countries on a range of issues of special relevance and interest to China.

STI Working Paper 2005/2: Impact of Patent Cooperation Treaty Data on EPO Patent Statistics and Improving the Timeliness of EPO Indicators

11-Feb-2005

This paper analyses the impact of the PCT data on the European Patent Office (EPO) patent statistics and explores methods to improve the timeliness of the EPO indicators by estimating the number of PCT applications which enter the EPO regional phase.