2013
DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2013.219
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The Role of Examiner Workload and Applicant Reputation in Intellectual Property Protection

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“…We measure variation in workloads that patent examiners face when a given application is filed. Previous work on researchgrant proposals (Criscuolo, Dahlander, Grohsjean & Salter 2016) and patents (Chaffin, Heidl, Chari & Calantone 2013) has shown a negative relationship between the workload that reviewers face and their approval rates. Within an art unit at the patent office, the workload in any given period is determined by the decisions of many other inventors to file applications, and thus can be treated as quasi-exogenous to the focal applicant's decision to file.…”
Section: Modeling Strategymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We measure variation in workloads that patent examiners face when a given application is filed. Previous work on researchgrant proposals (Criscuolo, Dahlander, Grohsjean & Salter 2016) and patents (Chaffin, Heidl, Chari & Calantone 2013) has shown a negative relationship between the workload that reviewers face and their approval rates. Within an art unit at the patent office, the workload in any given period is determined by the decisions of many other inventors to file applications, and thus can be treated as quasi-exogenous to the focal applicant's decision to file.…”
Section: Modeling Strategymentioning
confidence: 99%