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Crowdsourcing patent application review to capitalize on innovation

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  • Ghafele, Roya
  • Gibert, Benjamin
  • DiGiammarino, Paul

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Worldwide filings of patent applications and the ensuing invalidation requests have seen staggering growth over the last decade. The result is increasing patent backlog, deteriorating patent quality and an uncertain economic environment. Patent application review is an integral part of the examination procedures undertaken by patent offices before a patent grant is given. Prior art search is a complex and time consuming part of this process. Crowdsourcing this critical stage is a valuable opportunity to render the patent application review process more efficient. This paper describes the crowdsourcing phenomenon and then details how it can aid patent review. The open source review pilot projects of the USPTO and JPO are presented in order to assess the potential of opening prior art search to the wider community of experts and practitioners. Public-private partnerships between patent offices and companies managing online review communities are proposed as a valuable opportunity to leverage the benefits of open review while providing sufficient incentives and quality assurances to yield useful contributions.

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  • Ghafele, Roya & Gibert, Benjamin & DiGiammarino, Paul, 2011. "Crowdsourcing patent application review to capitalize on innovation," MPRA Paper 38330, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:38330
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    Cited by:

    1. Prpić, John, 2017. "A Framework for Policy Crowdsourcing," SocArXiv pmfdx, Center for Open Science.
    2. Ghafele, Roya & Gibert, Benjamin, 2011. "The transformative impact of business models," MPRA Paper 38346, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Prpić, John, 2017. "The Fundamentals of Policy Crowdsourcing," SocArXiv wdtvh, Center for Open Science.
    4. Ērgle Daiga, 2016. "AirBaltic Case Based Analysis of Potential for Improving Employee Engagement Levels in Latvia through Gamification," Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 28(1), pages 45-51, April.

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    Keywords

    Patent application review; prior art search; crowdsourcing; public-private partnerships; patent quality;
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    JEL classification:

    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital

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