Languages, fees and the international scope of patenting

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This paper analyzes firms' choices regarding the geographic scope of patent protection within the European patent system. We develop an econometric model at the patent level to quantify the impact of office fees and translation costs on firms' decision to validate a patent in a particular country once it has been granted by the EPO. These costs have been disregarded in previous studies. The results suggest that both translation costs and fees for validation and renewals have a strong influence on the behavior of applicants.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 511

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General ; Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; Technological Change: Government Policy ; Comparative Studies of Countries
• Subject: patents ; patent fees ; patent validation ; renewal fees ; translation costs

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Harhoff, Dietmar ; Hoisl, Karin ; van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno ; Vandeput, Charlotte
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
• (where): München
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.24964
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/121380
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-24964-9
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET