TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of patent analysis in assessing ITS innovations
T2 - US, Europe and Japan
AU - Wu, Yen Chun Jim
AU - Lee, Pi Ju
N1 - Funding Information:
Research grant support from National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC 91-2416-H-327-008) is gratefully acknowledged. We are also thankful to the anonymous referees for their useful and constructive comments.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - A wealth of research on ITS has been carried out for the past two decades. In view of the rapid technological development and innovations occurring in ITS, the ITS stakeholders need to be aware of the usefulness and availability of patents associated with ITS technology. Among the national and international reviews which have been made available in journals of record and freely available public sources, little use has been made of patent information in assessing ITS innovations. Therefore, the paper looks at the ITS technology developments from the international perspective through utilizing rich, reliable information provided by ITS-related invention patents in the world's three leading patent databases (EPO, USPTO, and JPO) to provide an overall picture of ITS innovations. The research findings show that the patent analysis can provide firms involved in the ITS sector and ITS researchers with information that can assist in their strategic planning efforts.
AB - A wealth of research on ITS has been carried out for the past two decades. In view of the rapid technological development and innovations occurring in ITS, the ITS stakeholders need to be aware of the usefulness and availability of patents associated with ITS technology. Among the national and international reviews which have been made available in journals of record and freely available public sources, little use has been made of patent information in assessing ITS innovations. Therefore, the paper looks at the ITS technology developments from the international perspective through utilizing rich, reliable information provided by ITS-related invention patents in the world's three leading patent databases (EPO, USPTO, and JPO) to provide an overall picture of ITS innovations. The research findings show that the patent analysis can provide firms involved in the ITS sector and ITS researchers with information that can assist in their strategic planning efforts.
KW - Competition
KW - Innovation
KW - Intelligent transportation systems
KW - International comparison
KW - Patent analysis
KW - Transportation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33847728354
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tra.2006.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.tra.2006.11.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847728354
SN - 0965-8564
VL - 41
SP - 568
EP - 586
JO - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
JF - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
IS - 6
ER -