Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series Database (1984 - 2010)

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 35/2007

Delays in International Patent Application Outcomes

by

Paul H. Jensen, Alfons Palangkaraya and Elizabeth Webster

Date: December 2007

Abstract: One component of the duration of pending patents why applicants choose to delay the examination process is modelled. We use a matched sample of 9,597 patent applications. Controlling for differences between patent offices, we find evidence of strategic behaviour by applicants.

 

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