Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society (기술혁신학회지)

Korea Technology Innovation Society (한국기술혁신학회)
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An Empirical Analysis on the Patent Portfolio for Global Automotive Companies

글로벌 자동차 기업의 특허포트폴리오에 관한 실증연구

  • 박은영 (주식회사 윕스 전략기획실) ;
  • 윤혜선 (주식회사 부영기업) ;
  • 김태영 (삼성전기 선행개발그룹) ;
  • 오동률 (성균관대학교 휴먼ICT융합학과) ;
  • 조근태 (성균관대학교 시스템경영공학과/기술경영전문대학원)
  • Received : 2016.02.02
  • Accepted : 2016.04.09
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

The competition environment among companies is rapidly expanding into the world market. Therefore, this study intended to suggest an analysis method of patent portfolio that can compare an international technological capacity through empirical analysis on the global automobile companies. This study measured international patent activity using triadic patent data of 20 years from 1991 to 2010, and measured patent quality from legal, technological and economic aspects. As a result, Ford and GM, automobile companies of America, are analyzed to be the potential leaders with greatly increased patent quality. The significance of this study is in measuring international patent activities between global companies from different countries based on the triadic patent. And, this study suggested methods of analyzing patent quality consistently from legal, technological and economic aspects based on the triadic patent.

기업들의 경쟁 환경이 세계시장으로 급속히 확대되고 있다. 이에 글로벌 자동차 기업을 대상으로 한 실증분석을 통해, 기업들의 국제적인 기술수준을 비교할 수 있는 특허포트폴리오 분석 방법을 제시하고자 하였다. 1991년부터 2010년까지 20년간의 삼극특허를 이용하여 국제적 수준의 특허활동을 측정하였으며, 권리적, 기술적, 경제적 측면에서 특허품질을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 미국의 자동차기업인 Ford와 GM은 특허품질이 우수하고, 특허품질의 변화도 크게 증가한 잠재적 리더로 분석되었다. 본 연구는 삼극특허를 기준으로 국적이 다른 글로벌 기업들 간의 국제적인 특허활동을 측정하고, 권리적, 기술적, 경제적 측면에서의 종합적인 특허품질을 삼극특허에 기반하여 일관성 있게 분석하는 방법을 제시한 점에서 연구의 의의가 있다.

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