FACTORS AFFECTING PATENT AND UTILITY MODEL ACQUISITION TENDENCY

Year 2017, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 1 - 32, 01.02.2017

Ali Kılıç , Hakan Eren Fatih Uysal

Abstract

In this paper we present an empirical analysis based on motivations of firms to
acquire IP protection and on their perceptions of factors hampering their
participation in granting processes and aim to find which factors might increase
the patent and utility model acquisition tendencies of technopark firms. Our
results from multivariate analysis confirm that acquisition tendency is positively
affected by perception about patent/utility model benefits and contributions to
firms and submitted incentives/supports. In other words, before acquiring
patent/UM, firms are required to have positive perception that this tool will be
beneficial for them and improve their performance. Besides, there is a positive
relationship between the knowledge level of firms and perception of benefits of
patent/utility model. But the costs and difficulties negatively affect that
perception. So, the most important barrier for the acquisition tendency is seen as
the costs and the difficulties of procedures.

Keywords

IP, Patent/Utility Model, Acquisition Tendency, Technopark, Developing Country