FACTORS AFFECTING PATENT AND UTILITY MODEL ACQUISITION TENDENCY

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