An Empirical Test of the Evaluation Model on Core Patent Documents

摘要

In this study, basing on the evaluation model proposed in our previous study, we succeed in conducting an empirical test to apply this model to value the core patent documents in a particular field. The empirical result supports the validity of the model, and also successfully demonstrates the operability of the evaluation approach. However, further efforts should be taken to advance this study. Firstly, this empirical test is based on a small sample of a particular field. It is necessary to have more tests in more other technical fields for further verifying. Secondly, our model aims to facilitate practitioners in patent information analysis especially the patent literature workers. As patent evaluation in practical is a very complex work requiring in-depth knowledge of markets, competitors and technology, it implies that there may be an integrated evaluator synthesizing several models, in which our evaluation model acts as one literature model. We believe that this integrated evaluator would play a greater role.