Title :
Coevolution of patent strategy and product strategy
Author :
Sasaki, Tatsuya ; Nagata, Akiya ; Toyama, Ryoko ; Hirata, Toru ; Hasegawa, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Knowledge Sci., Japan Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ishikawa, Japan
Abstract :
In the era of knowledge, the fit between the environment such as market and national patent system and product and patent strategies determines the longevity of a product. Patent strategy and product strategies coevolve by influencing each other through technology choices. This study offers a model to explain the coevolution of patent and product strategies
Keywords :
patents; product development; market; national patent system; patent strategies; product longevity; product strategies; technology choices; Consumer electronics; Costs; Educational institutions; Environmental management; Information management; Knowledge management; Technology forecasting; Technology management; Video equipment; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952195
