Analysis of Internet Patenting Strategies of E-commerce Firms
Published By: IIM-C on eSS | Published Date: January, 22 , 2005Patents and patent applications are important indicators of innovative activity in industrial R
& D, especially in areas such as Information Technology (IT), where technology growth is
rapid. Within the IT sector this is especially true of patents for Internet-related technologies
where patenting is often the only way by which entry-barriers can be erected against
competitors. This paper presents the analysis of Internet-related patent applications that have
been filed under the Paris Cooperation Treaty (PCT) of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) by fourteen major international firms.[Working Paper No. 532]
Author(s): Biju Paul Abraham | Posted on: Jun 22, 2010 | Views(1079) | Download (770)