tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1719383614525472634..comments2024-03-29T10:51:31.190+00:00Comments on The IPKat: A first look at WIPO's statistics on PCT applications in 2012Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-47173307979652658622013-03-27T11:20:29.526+00:002013-03-27T11:20:29.526+00:00Mike, why do you suggest that "only" US ...Mike, why do you suggest that "only" US and JP use PCT. Looking at the pie, I see 80% coming from just 5 countries: US, JP, DE, CN and KR. But those 5 countries account for 80% of any other sort of (non-PCT) filing activity as well, don't they?MaxDreinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-91691552186572172622013-03-27T10:48:21.139+00:002013-03-27T10:48:21.139+00:00I am with anon, to understand the trends in PCT fi...I am with anon, to understand the trends in PCT filing you need to consider the other options: Local filing, country by country filing, patent filing strategy... In a scenario of "File now, and figure out later if we want to pursue it", the PCT is attractive to Japanese applicants for its "placeholder" and low cost, with a tinge of lets hide here so that nobody will find us (PCTs get an English abstract at 18 months, but dont need to file a translation to English for 30 months:That's an economic advantage if you file a lot of patents *e.g. Panasonic). However, I believe the more fundamental question is, if the PCT route is so good/convenient/cost effective, why do only US and Japanese applicants use it ? I would have expected higher rates of adoption of PCT since years ago, so I wonder what WIPO is doing wrong ?Mike O'Keeffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-80114668477585868032013-03-26T22:25:07.473+00:002013-03-26T22:25:07.473+00:00Purchasing power parity (PPP) is frequently used t...Purchasing power parity (PPP) is frequently used to compare economic data, such as GDP, by taking into account (not the market rate, but) the relative purchasing power of each national currency (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72138438613595194642013-03-26T17:36:51.697+00:002013-03-26T17:36:51.697+00:00What's PPP $ in the R&D expenditure histog...What's PPP $ in the R&D expenditure histogram?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-18765806137023636702013-03-25T20:14:06.051+00:002013-03-25T20:14:06.051+00:00Thanks for your refreshing analysis. I think the W...Thanks for your refreshing analysis. I think the WIPO's data are in line with the EPO's statistics for 2012. The latter show that industry specialisation is indeed a factor worth assessing: applications from the US and EU in the field of medical technology are almost on par, whereas EU applicants are predominant in transport and mechanical technology, and US and Asia file the majority of IT's patents. The EPO's press release is at http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2013/20130306.html.Lukáš C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-57255093437090210302013-03-25T19:28:55.640+00:002013-03-25T19:28:55.640+00:00@NotCanadian: There may be other reasons that expl...@NotCanadian: There may be other reasons that explain the drop in PCT applications from Canada, but a decline in R&D spending (see <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21531002" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://thescottross.blogspot.ca/2013/01/canada-is-r-decline-with-graphs.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and a peculiar patent specialisation (have a look at this <a href="http://www.e-fi.de/fileadmin/Studien/Studien_2010/9_2010_Patent_Applications_ISI.pdf" rel="nofollow">study</a>) probably played a role in it.Stefano Barazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305481038339902614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-11151977548024753652013-03-25T12:25:22.530+00:002013-03-25T12:25:22.530+00:00I'd be interested to know why there is such a ...I'd be interested to know why there is such a marked drop in PCT applications from Applicants in Canada - has this country been hit harder by the economic climate or is there some other reason for the decline?NotCanadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-48505318703183698792013-03-22T22:06:48.972+00:002013-03-22T22:06:48.972+00:00UK = PATHETIC!
Nation of shopkeepers!UK = PATHETIC!<br />Nation of shopkeepers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com