Comparison analysis of patenting in China between Japan and the US companies

• Project/Area Number: 20530201
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: ZHANG Xingyuan Okayama University, 大学院・社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (10304081)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKATA Yoshifumi 同志社大学, ビジネス科学研究科, 教授 (50207809)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 特許出願戦略 / 国際経済学

Research Abstract

This research pays attention on the patenting activities by Japanese and the USA companies in China. Our findings show that, the Chinese patent law reform around year 2000 had a significant positive impact on the number of patent applications filed by Japan and other country's firms. Patenting in China is motivated by a desire to defend products against imitations from local competitors as well as by proactive technology transfers, and change of strategy towards earning more from patent licensing in China

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A survival analysis of patent examination requests by Japanese electrical and electronic manufacturers (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshifumi Nakata, Xingyuan Zhang
  • Journal Title: Economics of Innovation and New Technology forthcoming
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 中国特許制度の変遷と特許出願に関する考察 (2010)
  • Author(s): 張星源
  • Journal Title: 清水耕地編『EUと東アジアにおける現実と可能性』(第6章)、大学教育出版社 Pages: 101-120
• [Journal Article] Why do Japanese Compnaies file Patents in China?Empirical Findings from Japanese Firm-level Data (2010)
  • Author(s): 中田喜文・張星源
  • Journal Title: 三好博昭・中田喜文編Has Japanese Firms Changed?(Chspter 8)、マクミラン社 (accept)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ICT関連イノベーションの国際比較 : 特許データによる考察 (2009)
  • Author(s): 張星源
  • Journal Title: 北東アジア経済研究(岡山大学大学院社会文化科学研究科) 7 Pages: 1-16
  • NAID: 120002307724
• [Journal Article] 高付加価値技術者のキャリア開発に関する調査結果 (2008)
  • Author(s): 中田喜文
  • Journal Title: 調査時報(電機連合) 374 Pages: 9-38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A survival analysis of patent examination requests by Japanese electrical and electronic manufacturers (2009)
  • Author(s): 張星源
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会2009年度春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-07
• [Presentation] Patent strategies of Japanese firms (2009)
  • Author(s): 中田喜文
  • Organizer: Technology Enterprise Group Seminar, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
  • Place of Presentation: イギリス、ケンブリッジ
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-26
• [Presentation] A survival analysis of patent examination requests by Japanese electrical and electronic manufacturers (2009)
  • Author(s): 張星源
  • Organizer: 4th Annual Conference of the EPIP Association
  • Place of Presentation: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
• [Book] Have Japanese Firms Changed? The Lost Decade(Why do Japanese companies file patents in China? Empirical findings from Japanese firm-level data)(in Hiroaki Miyoshi, Yoshifumi Nakata (eds)) (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshifumi Nakata, Xingyuan Zhang
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• [Book] 地域間の統合・競争・協力(「中国特許制度の変遷と特許出願に関する考察」)(榎本悟・成廣孝編) (2010)
  • Author(s): 張星源
  • Publisher: 大学教育出版社