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

R. Bekkers; Arianna Martinelli; F. Tamagni

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

R. Bekkers, Arianna Martinelli, F. Tamagni

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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
Number of pages	22
Publication status	Published - 3 Nov 2015
Event	2015 IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference (IPSDM 2015), November 3-4, 2015, Vienna, Austria - Hotel Savoyen Vienna, Vienna, Austria Duration: 3 Nov 2015 → 4 Nov 2015 http://www.oecd.org/site/stipatents/intellectualpropertystatisticsfordecisionmakers2015draftagenda.htm

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Conference	2015 IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference (IPSDM 2015), November 3-4, 2015, Vienna, Austria
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	3/11/15 → 4/11/15
Other	"IP for Innovation"
Internet address	http://www.oecd.org/site/stipatents/intellectualpropertystatisticsfordecisionmakers2015draftagenda.htm

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2015. Paper presented at 2015 IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference (IPSDM 2015), November 3-4, 2015, Vienna, Austria , Vienna, Austria.

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