Conferences and events on patent statistics

See also:
OECD work on patent statistics

Recent events

2009 – Conference on Patent Statistics for Decision Makers
Vienna, 7-8 October 2009
Organised by the EPO and the OECD,
in cooperation with DIME Network of Excellence, EPIP, Eurostat, JPO, NSF, USPTO and WIPO

The goal of this conference was to discuss advances in the analysis of patent information in the context of the current economic landscape, and in light of changes within the patent system and its use by applicants. The conference brought together the latest thinking on issues relevant to companies and policy-makers, such as: indicators of patent quality; revealing of patenting strategies; the role of patenting in new technical fields (e.g. clean technologies); links with business dynamics and entrepreneurship patenting fees and the importance of patents in times of economic crisis. 
In particular, the conference emphasised how patent data can be used in: decision-making about R&D investments; assessing the competitive environment of certain technologies; formulating policy reform for the system in order to adapt it to a changing economic environment.
Click here to read the programme and the call for papers.

Previous events

2009 – Workshop on Trademarks and Trademark Data
Paris, 16-17 July 2009
Organised by  Inno-tec and the OECD, in cooperation with the  EPIP Association and the  Strike network

This workshop is intended to bring together researchers interested in empirical and theoretical research on trademarks and brands, as well as in legal analysis of trademarks. Among the topics to be discussed are the value of trademark protection, the use of trademarks as indicator of innovation, the strategic effects of trademark use and brand building, and the normative goals of trademark law.
The call for paper is available here. Click here to access to the conference website.

2008 – Conference on Patent Statistics for Policy Decision Making
Vienna, 3-4 September 2008
Organised by the EPO and the OECD, in cooperation with DIME Network of Excellence, Eurostat, JPO, NSF, USPTO and WIPO
The goal of this conference was to reflect recent advances in the area of analysis with patent statistics. It aims at gathering original analytical investigations, which build on recent data and address policy relevant questions in the areas of innovation and S&T, such as the diffusion of technology, patenting activity by universities, and links between technology, entrepreneurship and markets. 

2008 – Workshop on Harmonisation of Applicants’ Names in Patent Data
Paris, 13 March 2008
Organised by the OECD

Attributing a patent to the individual entity which own them is a key step in many statistical and analytical work using patents. The purpose of the workshop was to exchange experiences on the harmonisation of applicants’ names in patent data and to promote convergence and co-ordination to make datasets compatible across countries and endeavours. The agenda, summary record and presentations are available here.

2007 – Conference on Patent Statistics for Policy Decision Making
Venice, 2-3 October 2007
Organised by the OECD and the EPO

Gathering and interpreting patent data is of critical importance to policymakers, statisticians and analysts working on innovation and related polices. This conference discussed the latest tools available for providing patent statistics, for example databases which match companies with inventors, provide licensing information, index scientific publications or provide technological classifications. The programme and abstracts of the presentations are available here.

2006 – Workshop on Patent Statistics for Policy Decision-Making
Vienna , 23-24 October 2006
Organised by the EPO and the OECD, with the support of the EC, JPO, NSF, USPTO, WIPO

The conference featured presentations of state-of-the-art patent statistics: new databases, indicators, and policy-oriented analysis making use of patent statistics. A broad range of experts from Europe, Japan and the United States, from academia, from patent offices and from international organisations participated in the workshop. The programme and presentations are available here.

2004 – Workshop on the Use of Patent Statistics,
Geneva, 11-12 October 2004
Organised by WIPO and the OECD, with the support of the EC, EPO, NSF, JPO and USPTO

The workshop focused on both empirical analysis and statistical issues, covering the following themes: spillovers and diffusion of knowledge ; value of patents ; new ways of using patent data to address policy issues ; forecasting patent data ; future developments regarding patent data and indicators. The programme and presentations are available here.

2003 – Workshop on Statistics in the Patent Field,
Geneva, 18-19 September 2003
Organised by WIPO and the OECD

The workshop provided an opportunity to bring together producers and users of patent statistics to discuss the current state of the art in patent statistics, identify and discuss user needs and determine how the quality and availability of statistics could be improved to better meet user requirements. The programme and presentations are available here.