Applicant behaviour in patent examination request lags

One component of the duration of pending patents - why applicants choose to delay the examination process - is modelled. We use a matched sample of 9597 patent applications to examine this issue. Controlling for differences between patent offices, we find evidence that applicants create investment uncertainty by delaying decisions to request patent examination.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Palangkaraya, Alfons ; Jensen, Paul H. ; Webster, Elizabeth
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 101.2008, 3, p. 243-245
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Patent examinations Patent pendency Investment uncertainty

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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