| Strategic Decision-Making should be based on a quantity of credible information. For the decision-maker in an organization, he/she should analyze internal conditions and external environment to make the strategic decision. Similarly, the information inside or outside the country should be gathered and analyzed throughly beforehand, which is the foundation of making an appropriate macroscopical decision. The Patent is the result of technological innovation and scientific research. The patent literature and patent quantity are abundant in valuable information. Nevertheless, the research on patent analysis indicators is insufficient internationally. The application of patent indicators is not clear in configuration, and the analytic subject is not systematically structured. In addition, in many analysis reports and thesis, the macroscopical analysis about a country is even less. As a result, classification and systematization of the patent indicators is quite necessary. The main purpose of this dissertation is to expound the validity and feasibility of patent analysis which serves for strategic decision-making. Some researchers have doubts about the methodology and result of patent analysis. Thus, it begins with the analysis of patent's characteristics and the theoretical and practical basics of patent analyzing methodology. The first and second part of this dissertation shows the validity and feasibility of patent analysis. The third part presents the collection of patent indicators horizontally from the point of patent exterior characteristics, such as quantity, time, geography and citing. The following part unfolds the usage of patent indicators in government, organization and technology field with real-life cases and highlights the core patent indicators from these fields. The last partof this dissertation summarizes the application of patent indicators and problems of patent analysis and suggested corresponding solutions. 20 diagrams, 32 tables and 5 formulas are included. |
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