tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5410008402469132771..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Katonomics 3: Evidence-Based Policy – The challenge of dataVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-55608859849576483762011-12-29T12:07:50.048+00:002011-12-29T12:07:50.048+00:00Thankyou to give such important information for us...Thankyou to give such important information for usEvidence based policyhttp://www.3ieimpact.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-66321035356958151732011-11-25T10:02:43.870+00:002011-11-25T10:02:43.870+00:00This is very timely indeed. I have enjoyed this se...This is very timely indeed. I have enjoyed this series. At OHIM, we are embarking on several empirical projects of interest, including an IP Value study for the Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy, and other interesting projects. As it happens, yesterday, we held a seminar for OHIM employees on the link between trademarks and innovation, presented by Professors Ard-Pieter de Man and Meindert Flikkema from the VU University of Amsterdam, who have done interesting empirical work in this area using Benelux data and will now expand their study to the whole of the EU using OHIM data.Nathan Wajsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45980279535261743982011-11-23T16:05:35.857+00:002011-11-23T16:05:35.857+00:00To see what can be done with data-driven decision ...To see what can be done with data-driven decision making, check out Super Crunchers (http://www.supercrunchers.co.uk/) It's fascinating but likely to make those with a preference for qualitative research shudder.Nicolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-49935112706581216372011-11-22T09:55:28.339+00:002011-11-22T09:55:28.339+00:00My experience from working in both government and ...My experience from working in both government and industry is that policy makers like to see data that can be expressed in numerical quantities that can be played with using a spread sheet and displayed in graphs and charts. This leads to data being collected that is of the type that is both easy to collect and which can be expressed numerically. <br /><br />Such data is not necessarily the best way of measuring what is to be investigated. Thus a recent IPO report on comparison with other patent offices seemed to measure everything except quality, something you cannot readily measure numerically. <br /><br />It would be sad if policy were made on the basis of data that was sound enough in the limited field of its terms of reference, but which was not appropriate to other fields. <br /><br />Mention is made of Kretschmer's report. As the report itself states, its scope was restricted to three specific types of device, namely MP3 players; computer printers; and PCs. Policy decisons have been made in the past on the results of limited research such as this, because no other data was available. <br /><br />I can see it happening: after all, the usual approach of policy makers is to decide policy first and then identify and present only those facts and evidence that support the policy. To that extent, all policy is based on evidence, but usually the cart comes before the horse. <br /><br />As the Kat notes, data that might be meaningful is singularly lacking in most fields of IP, and obtaining data in the form that policy makers like to see it, and which is actually meaningful, will not be easy.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-63019241711682760402011-11-22T09:24:23.252+00:002011-11-22T09:24:23.252+00:00Interesting article. However, "The number of...Interesting article. However, "The number of times a patent is cited, or the number of claims, suggests the innovative value of the patent" - nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com