The causal effect of including standards-related documentation into prior art : evidence from a recent EPO policy change

R. Bekkers; A. Martinelli; F. Tamagni

The causal effect of including standards-related documentation into prior art : evidence from a recent EPO policy change

R. Bekkers
, A. Martinelli
, F. Tamagni

Technology, Innovation & Society

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the causal effect of a recent attempt undertaken by the EPO to improve the quality of the patent granting process. To do so we examine a policy change that aimed at including the information revealed during the standardisation-setting process into the official definition of prior art. All the empirical analysis consistently support that the policy was successful. Indeed, we find a negative and strongly significant reduction in the granting rate, suggesting that the process of patent granting has become more careful and selective after the policy implementation

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2015
Event	IEEE 9th International Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT 2015) - Sunnyvale, United States Duration: 6 Oct 2015 → 8 Oct 2015 Conference number: 9 http://sites.ieee.org/siit2015/

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Conference	IEEE 9th International Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT 2015)
Abbreviated title	IEEE SIIT 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Sunnyvale
Period	6/10/15 → 8/10/15
Internet address	http://sites.ieee.org/siit2015/

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2015. Paper presented at IEEE 9th International Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT 2015), Sunnyvale, California, United States.

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