160 likes | 176 Views
ATRIP MEETING 2003. DESIGN REGISTRATION (DR) AND PATENT STATISTICS: A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ANALYSIS. Professor William T. Fryer, III. University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, Maryland, U. S. A. Design Registration. Patent. Design Registration. Patent. Design Registration. Patent.
E N D
ATRIP MEETING 2003 DESIGN REGISTRATION (DR) AND PATENT STATISTICS: A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ANALYSIS
Professor William T. Fryer, III University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, Maryland, U. S. A.
Design Registration Patent
Design Registration Patent
Design Registration Patent
INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN REGISTRATION AND PATENT BASICS DESIGN REGISTRATION - APPEARANCE PATENT - FUNCTION
QUESTION: INTERFACE OR OVERLAP? MAY BE BOTH IN SOME COUNTRIES -- FRANCE
BACKGROUND - USE OF IP STATISTICS Herman Kronz and Hans Grevink - patent application trends J. W. M van Liewen - patent resident creativity measured Jeremy Phillips- Foreign design application trends
RESIDENT DESIGN REGISTRATION GRANTS -- 1995-2000 -- PERCENT CHANGE
ANOTHER STATISTICAL MEASURE RATIO OF RESIDENT DESIGN REGISTRATION GRANTS TO RESIDENT DESIGN PATENT GRANTS
A RDRG/RPG RATIO OF 1 IS THE MEDIAN NUMBER FOR THE COUNTRIES ANALYZED
A COUNTRY CAN OPTIMIZING ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM NEW PRODUCTS BY FACILITATING BOTH DESIGN REGISTRATION AND PATENT PROTECTION.
CONCLUSIONS • STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED USE OF DR. • SEVERAL FACTORS HAVE IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS OF DR PROTECTION IN MANY COUNTRIES. • STATISTICS SUGGEST A COUNTRY GOAL OF AT LEAST 1 FOR THE RATIO OF DR GRANT TO PATENT GRANT.