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Introduction The open innovation paradigm conceives R&D as an open sys-
tem where firms can benefit from a variety of collaborative activ-ities with external knowledge partners.
R&D collaboration facilitates the synergistic blending of external and internal ideas into new products, processes and systems.
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Paradox of openness The more that firms collaborate with external
partners, the more difficult it becomes to ap-propriate the outcomes of such collaborative efforts for the partners involved.
Creating innovation benefits from openness while commercializing innovation requires ap-propriability.
The paper focus on co-patenting as a potential window for investigating this openness para-dox.
Discussion: co-patenting Co-patenting 정의는 무엇인가 ?
Co-patenting 을 하는 이유는 무엇인가 ?
Co-patenting 의 단점과 어려운 점은 무엇인가 ?
Co-patenting Some researchers
labels co-patenting as a strategy that firm prefer to avoid.
industrial and corporate change, volume 12, number5, pp. 1035-1050
Azzola, Landoni, Van Looy (2010). Patstat data ECOOM/INCENTIM (KU Leu-ven)
However, the number of co- patents in the US increased steadily over time. US co-patents by year
EPO co-patents by year
This paper… Acknowledges that co-ownership of intellectual
property (IP) as an empirically relevant strategy for companies developing technology jointly.
Explores the role and performance implications of co-patenting in the setting of collaborative R&D activities.
Interviews with 10 IP managers Analysis of data from 164 European, US and Japanese
firms to test some of the insights that emerged from out interviews. (1995-2003)1. Value-appropriation implication of co-
patenting2. Value-creation implication of co-patenting
POINT
1. Value-appropriation implication of co-patenting
Co-patenting resembles a duopoly in which the joint owners can compete against each other, creates fewer opportunities.
Interviewees emphasized that the challenges of appropriating value from co-patents heavily depends on the type of partners involved
1. University2. Inter-industry3. Intra-industry
University Lack of incentives and abilities to commercially exploit the
co-owned knowledge Standard procedure to contractually negotiate that universi-
ties do not have the right to license such knowledge to competitors.
Intra-industry The risk that they will deploy the co-owned knowledge for
similar purpose is higher, implying a risk of intensified com-petition that could jeopardize vale appropriation.
Risk of overlapping application domain
is relatively high
challenges in appropriation
value
Empirical analysis of value appropriation chal-lenge
University A significant positive relationship between co-
patents with universities and market valuation was observed.
Intra-industry Significantly negative relationship between the
share of co-patents with intra-industry and the firm’s performance (Tobin’s q) was observed.
I. Lack of appropriation risk from co-patentingII. Relatively strong investor responses
Rea-sons
Discussion: size of firm
What are differential effects depending on the size of the partner firm?
The author stated that technologically weaker firms engage more in intra-industry co-patent-ing. Why?
2.Value-creation implication of co-patenting Negotiating co-patenting arrangements ex-ante may influ-
ence the collaboration processes hence the vale creation resulting from collaboration.
R&D collaboration requires intensive interaction for syn-ergy effect however ex-ante concerns of exposing critical resources and capabilities to partner decrease willingness to involve in collaboration.
Ex-ante contractual IP allocation procedures mitigate such knowledge appropriation concerns. Willingness of partners to effectively combine their complementary
knowledge through ex-ante negotiation
increased probability of effective joint vale creation
Empirical analysis of value-creation Co-patents with inter-firm and intra-firm industry partners
received more citation than individually owned patents.
However, self-citation are negatively correlated when co-patenting implies industrial partners.
Higher forward citation
Increased probability of effective joint value creation
Willingness to participate in collaboration and intensive interaction
Through ex-ante negotiation: mitigate concerns and build trust
Ex-ante concerns: fear of exposure and likely presence of gray zone
Discussion: types of technology
기존의 기술을 발전하는 exploitation 과 새로운 기술을 만들려는 exploration, co-patenting 은 어떤 관계가 있을까 ?