Griliches rese arch program a t the nber entailed matc hing patents to compustat firms. The python programs will generate an output file in the sql database that. I n both cases the only data item used, aside from the match itself, was the. Patent data for 19762006 this file has application and grant year, us patent class and the hjt recode to tech classes, along with all the original ipcs for the patent, the original assignee number, and all the pdpass numbers that result from splitting jointly owned patents, standardizing names, etc. Unfortunately, there is no definite answer to this question, as the choice of the database is dependent on a lot of aspects.
Us patent data for 19762006 and assignee match to compustat are now available on the downloads page. This twopart test which looks to whether a patent claim is directed to an abstract idea and, if so, whether it includes inventive features e. We provide information to facilitate matching pdp patent data to compustat data maintained by wharton research data services wrds. The computer packages patent management system for corporations and law firms is the best tool on the market for the management of patent portfolios. Software patents are more likely to be owned by firms than by individuals or government. Software patents under united kingdom patent law wikipedia.
Us patent data for 19762006 and assignee match to compustat are now available on the. Watch this site for announcements of new releases, tools, supplemental files, fixes, etc. Where year application year, patent patent number and pdpass a unique company identifier which later can be linked to its appropriate gvkey to match it with the compustat data. Given the varied group and the nature of scientific papers presented, one might have been concerned about the ability to. These three 2016 cases gave new life to software patents. Even that is not absolutely true, as illustrated by the symbian. Software innovation is transforming the us economy. Documentation from the original nber patent data project. Software patents have grown rapidly and now comprise 15 percent of all patents.
The productivity, innovation and entrepreneurship program was founded as the productivity program, with zvi griliches as the inaugural program director, in 1978. Nber us patent citation database datasets the datahub. Links to uspto patent statistics and data resources. The nber patent dataset, originally compiled by hall et al. International patent statistics and data resources ip5 statistical reports and data the five ip offices ip5 is the name given to a forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world that has. Taken verbatim from the above url these data comprise detail information on almost 3 million u. Nber patent data project patent assignee compustat firm match version. Using panel data for 121 firms covering the period 198099, we show that strategic patenting and spillovers affect innovation and market value of software firms, that there is a patent. An empirical look at software patents an empirical look at software patents bessen, james. Firm matching in the market for technology northwestern law. Nber patent data the nber patent dataset is a group of linked data files that contain detailed frontpage data on almost 3,000,000 us patents granted between january 1963 and december 1999, all citations made to these patents between 1975 and 1999 over 16 million and a reasonably broad match of the patents to compustat. We use information on patent grants in the 2006 nber patent database. The official nber patent data project website is here. The next fact shown in this section is that patents are more likely to be pledged as collateral if they appear more redeployable.
Patstat contains bibliographical and legal status patent data from leading industrialised and developing countries. Nber patent data project patent assignee compustat firm match. Griliches research program at the nber entailed matching patents to compustat. There are four overriding requirements for a patent to be granted under united kingdom patent law. It affords a comprehensive view of us patenting that includes public and private. Compustat, referenceusa, bloomberg scope of analysisdefinitions. Software patents and patenting computer related inventions. Nber patent data project national bureau of economic. The front panel of an ibm 360 on display at the ibm facility in poughkeepsie, n. This is extracted from the epos databases and is either provided as bulk data or.
The market for software innovation through the lens of. Nber us patent citation database datalinks wiki fandom. In this study, we present novel statistics on the patenting in us manufacturing and new evidence on the question of what happens when firms patent. The files on this page provide a way to match pdp patent data to compustat data maintained by wharton research data services wrds. Hall and macgarvie 2006 find that legal decisions expanding software. Nber patent data projectthe seminal patent data set for academic research includes aggregation of patents at the assignee level and a match of assignee names to compustat. In 1972, ibm was a leading software patent opponent. Linked patentcompustat data from the nber patent data project, which covers.
These data comprise detail information on almost 3 million u. Thus, software patents are far more valuable than s. Therefore, if you file your software patent today, the law that the patent office will use to look at your application probably doesnt exist. Weinberg also prepared this summary article for the nber reporter. Using the data requires using a major database, statistical program, or programming language. Table 1 establishes this through patentlevel regressions, where the. Patent data for 19762006 this file has application and grant year, us patent class and the hjt recode to tech classes, along with all the original ipcs for the patent, the original assignee number, and all the. Written properly the software patent will cover the myriad of different ways a computer coder will seek to accomplish the same task.
Disputes over software patents are among the most common, expensive and counterproductive, the nobel prize winner wrote. However, this does not mean that computerimplemented inventions cannot be patented in canada. National bureau of economic research patent database. See our new guidance on section 101 dealing with section 101. Compustat, referenceusa, bloomberg scope of analysisdefinitions material technology licenses effective 20002015 sales of us software patents registered at the pto 20122015 software by. One wellknown recent example in canada in which a patent was granted for a software. Finally, the nber patent dataset contains a link to compustat. We provide information to facilitate matching pdp patent data to compustat. Researchers often want to know information about the patents owned by firms or the characteristics of patent owners.
This latter variable is the one that is used for matching to compustat. Typically a softwarebased invention is categorized as a process, which is one of the four categories of subject matter invention that are eligible for patent. Bronwyn hall papers university of california, berkeley. The following program report, the most recent on this program, appeared in the 20 number 3 issue of the nber reporter.
Please note that neither uk nor europe bans software inventions, only patent claims to the software itself. The nber productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Researchers often want to know information about the patents. Introduction over the past three decades, the federal. Linked patent compustat data from the nber patent data project, which covers only patents granted by 2006.
That invention must be novel, inventive and susceptible of. Patent and inventor database the march 2019 version from patentsview is used here. This is the home page for the new nber patent data project. They are acquired primarily by large manufacturing firms in industries known for strategic patenting. By patent search software, i am assuming your mean patent search database. The files on this page provide a way to match pdp patent data to compustat. Today big blue is one of the concepts biggest supporters. Table iv shows the industries of the firms obtaining software patents in the sample matched to compustat. Matching uspto patent assignees to compustat public firms and. Strategic patenting and software innovation noel 20. As it stands now, the data file is fully functional, and can be used with relative ease with standard software such as sas or access.
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