1. 1 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY A stroll along the academic use of IP statistics by Julio Raffo EPFL – MTEI – CEMI 1

2. 2 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Outline Current context Main concerns CEMI research –Methodological developments –Economic analysis –Other uses Other academic initiatives Suggestions 2

3. 3 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Current context 3 ‘Statistics friendly’ DBs Etc, etc DocDB IP Bibliographical DBsIP Management DBs Patent Assignment PATFT INPADOC Etc, etc PATSTAT NBERTriadic REGPAT Derwent

4. 4 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Main concerns 1.Humongous databases  Several tables with millions of rows 2.A different unit of analysis  Patent vs Countries, sectors, firms or individuals 3.Difficulties to match with other economic data  e.g. Individuals names or firm consolidation 4.Static vs dynamic fields  e.g. Original applicant or last owner 5.Time lag  Up to 4 years if application date considered 6.IP tacit knowledge  Too many tricks and traps 4

5. 5 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Some examples of our research 5 Methodological developments Economic Analysis Other uses

6. 6 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MD1: Matching names

7. 7 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MD2: Patent Families 7

8. 8 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA1: EPFL co-filing network

9. 9 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA2: Watch industry 9 Mechanical Electro Mechanical Quartz

10. 10 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA3: Nanotechnology

11. 11 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA4: S&T ‘Nano-districts’ surface

12. 12 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA5: Education industry (1) - Entry 12

13. 13 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY EA6: Education industry (2) - Concentration 13

14. 14 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Other: e.g. Start-ups Case 1 Technological Upstream –77 technologies –361 patent applications –Around 60 “big players” (including Universities, etc) –21+ markets protected Technological Downstream –66 technologies –311 patent applications –Around 60 “big players” (including Universities, etc) –20+ markets protected Case 2 Technological Upstream –63 technologies –2’581 patent applications –Around 90 “big players” (including Universities, etc) –46+ markets protected Technological Downstream –52 technologies –411 patent applications –Around 90 “big players” (including Universities, etc) –25+ markets protected 14

15. 15 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Other academic initiatives Main topics: –Technological outcomes OECD, EUROSTAT, etc. –Academic patenting Lissoni F, Stephan P, etc. –(Stock) Market value of intangibles Hall B, etc. –Patent value PATVAL survey, van Pottelsberghe B, etc. –Thickets Harhoff D, etc. –Etc etc 15

16. 16 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Suggestions Inventor and applicants id Inventor birth date Applicants sector Applicants type –Individual, PRO, private firm, etc. Applicants ultimate affiliation/ownership –and its country! Improve the DBs from DCs –e.g. LATIPAT initiative. 16

17. 17 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Thank you julio.raffo@epfl.ch 17