The backlog issue in patents: A look at the European case

V.F. Rodriguez

doi:10.1016/j.wpi.2009.11.002

The backlog issue in patents: A look at the European case

V.F. Rodriguez

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Backlogs can be caused by an increase in the number of patent applications and patent size. A large number of patents granted could be explained by patent examiners’ bonuses, legal and cultural contexts, claim forms, the geographical origin of patents, a firm’s experience in patenting, the number of inventors involved in the patent application, and the number of patent classes involved in the application. An increase in the size of patents might be caused by the filing route choice, sector idiosyncrasies, and filing strategy. In order to tackle the backlog issue, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office has been advised to follow five strategic lines of enquiry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-290
Journal	World patent information
Volume	32
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2009.11.002
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Patent scenarios
Patent size
Patent strategies
Patent application
METIS-271260
IR-76670
Backlog
Europe

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