2017 IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference

The IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) conference took place in Mexico City, Mexico on November 14-15, 2017. The event was co-organized by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The IPSDM conference discussed how intellectual property data, statistics, and analysis are used and can be used to inform decision-makers in both the public and private sectors and to identify key information needs and possible shortcomings.

The conference also discussed the latest empirical evidence based on IP statistics and analysis related to:

IP and the digital transformation of economies and societies
IP, big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
IP and Industry 4.0: what role?
IP valuation and IP transactions
IP and trade: the role of intellectual property in global value chains
Trade Secrets and IP: what relationship?
IP bundles, strategic behaviors, and competition in global and digital markets
The economic impact of IP system harmonization
Patent policy optimization: which incentives? Which tools?

Agenda

2017 IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference Agenda

Presentations

Day 1, November 14, 2017

Keynote presentation: Mark Schankerman, "Screening for Patent Quality: An Economic Framework for Policy Analysis"

Session 1 - International Trade and IP Patterns

Keith Maskus & William Ridley, “Intellectual Property-related preferential trade agreements and the composition of trade”
Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Damien Dussaux, Keith Maskus, Yann Ménière, Ilja Rudyk, & Cristina Rujan, “Patents, trade and foreign direct investment in the European Union”
Bronwyn Hall & Christian Helmers, “The impact of international patent systems: Evidence from accession to the European Patent Convention”
Andrew Torrance & Jevin D. West, "A worldwide patent citation network"

Session 2 – IP Protection and Trade Secrets

Brett Danaher, Michael D. Smith, & Rahul Telang, “Copyright enforcement in the digital age: Empirical evidence and policy implications”
Nathan Wajsman & Francisco Garcia-Valero, "Protecting innovation through trade secrets and patents: Determinants for European Union firms”
David Levine & Christopher Seaman, “The Defend Trade Secrets Act at one: An empirical study of the first year of litigation under the DTSA”
Bernhard Ganglmair & Imke Reimers, "Keeping a secret: Evidence from process and product innovation"

Session 3 - Trademarks and Market Value

Barton Beebe & Jeanne C. Fromer, "Are we running out of trademarks? An empirical study of trademark depletion and congestion”
Carsten Fink, Andrea Fosfuri, Christian Helmers, & Amanda Myers, "Submarine Trademarks"
Georg von Graevenitz & Antanina Garanasvili, “Market value before and after the global financial crisis”

Day 2, November 15, 2017

Special presentation: Benjamin Mitra-Kahn, "New Global Trademark Database"

Session 4 - Innovation and Knowledge Integration

Stefano Comino, Alberto Galasso, & Clara Graziano, “The diffusion of new institutions: Evidence from renaissance Venice’s patent system”
Chiara Conti, Sapienza, Maria Luisa Mancusi, Francesca Sanna-Randaccio, Roberta Sestini & Elena Verdolini, "Transition towards a green economy in Europe: Innovation and knowledge integration in the renewable energy sector"
Michał Kazimierczak, René Belderbos, & Micheline Goedhuys, "Innovation, appropriation and new firm formation in related industries in European regions"
Mark Thompson & Martin Wörter, "International competition and invention quality: Evidence from Swiss firms"

Session 5 – Firms and Markets

Neil Thompson & Jeffrey Kuhn, “Does winning a patent race lead to more follow-on innovation?”
Justus Baron & Laurie Ciaramella, ”The market for standard-essential patents”
Sadao Nagaoka & Yoichiro Nishimura, “Transfer of patent ownership in Japan: First look at its incidence and economic roles”
Pere Arqué-Castells & Daniel Spulber, ”The market for technology: harnessing creative destruction”

Session 6 - IP Office Efficiency

Andy A. Toole, “PatentsView: A Data Visualization and Analysis Platform”
Michael Frakes & Melissa Wasserman, "Knowledge spillovers and learning in the workplace: Evidence from the U.S. Patent Office"
Vanessa Behrens, Dirk Czarnitzki, & Andrew Toole, "Fasten your seatbelts! Can the patent prosecution take your application down the fast lane?”
Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Emilio Raiteri, & Rudi Bekkers, "Discrimination against foreigners in the patent system: Evidence from standard-essential patents"

Scientific committee

Ian Cockburn, Boston University (United States of America)

Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto (Canada)

Claudia Gonzalez Brambila, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico)

Dietmar Harhoff, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Germany)

Keith Maskus, University of Colorado (United States)

Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics (United Kingdom)

Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University (United States)

Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan School of Management (United States)