.g. Finland, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Germany and France) there has been no such a comprehensive data available for Sweden and most …

This paper investigates whether patent subsidy programs aimed at promoting regional innovations have aroused a large … number of low-quality applications in China and created biased patent statistics as an indicator for innovations. We found … that patent filing fee subsidies encouraged filing of low-quality patent, resulting in a decreased grant rate. Though …

This paper uncovers over 10 central level and over 150 provincial/municipal level patent targets, mostly to be met by … the absence of important criteria for ensuring patent quality. Further, the overly heavy focus on just a few types of … quantitative patent targets (e.g., for patent applications and patents granted) overshadows the type of benchmarking that better …

Although China became the world's leading patent filer in 2011, patent quality is still a serious issue in the country …. This article first provides a statistical snapshot of this situation and then discusses how China's network of patent … the negative consequences of poor patent quality, paying special attention to the impacts on foreign companies in China. …