Intellectual Property

• Valuation and Exploitation of Intellectual Property [pdf download]
  This study was published in the Working Paper series of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, and was written by Shigeki Kamiyama, Jerry Sheehan, Catalina Martinez. The paper reviews recent evidence and analyses about the current status of valuation and exploitation of patents, with the aim of informing development of related policy. First, it examines the broadening set of channels through which firms aim to exploit their IP. It complements this firm-level perspective with a review of macroeconomic statistics related to the development of technology markets in major geographic regions. Second, the paper reviews various approaches to the valuation of patents. Finally, the paper examines the range of policy initiatives that have been undertaken by governments of OECD countries to foster and improve the valuation and the exploitation of patents.
• Research Use of Patented Knowledge: A Review [pdf download]
  This study was published in the Working Paper series of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, and was written by Chris Dent, Paul Jensen, Sophie Waller and Beth Webster. The paper reviews issues related to research access to patented inventions, with a particular focus on the role of research exemptions (or experimental use exemptions) in protecting such access. It outlines factors that may affect the ability of researchers to access patented inventions for legitimate research purposes, it reviews evidence of current and anticipated limitations on access, and explores different options for the formulation of research exemptions that balance research use and patent holder?s rights.