The Effects of Patent Litigation on the Competitive Advantages of Firms: A Study of IC Design Companies in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Mei-Bei Lu, 魯美貝
• Other Authors: 翁崇雄
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69820728948789006257

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 資訊管理學研究所 === 93 === In resent years, patenting has become crucial to the development of high technology industries. The issue is of particular importance in Taiwan since a growing number of Taiwanese companies have been sued by foreign competitors for patent infringement. In light of this, this thesis attempts to integrate related theories ( i.e., five forces analysis, diamond model, competitive advantage model, and patent analysis) to establish a framework for analyzing the effects of patent litigation on the competitive advantages of representative Taiwanese IC design companies. The conclusions are summarized as follows. In order to lessen the negative effects of patent litigation, Taiwanese companies should establish firm relationships with suppliers and customers, maintain the production of their expert products, and seek to actively convert their R&D output into patents in the destination market. As for patent application strategies, companies should apply for patents complementary to those held by their main competitors or follow open standards set by standard setting organizations, so that they won’t be subject to their competitors’ control.