Factors Affecting The Adoption By The Patent Analysis Software Users

With the promoting of Intellectual Property Rights Strategy, the number of Patents is increasing dramatically, and Patent Analysis is becoming more and more important. Theoretically speaking, Patent Analysis Software should become a necessary tool for the job of analysing. However, the adoption rate of Patent Analysis software is very low, and people don't make good use of it. So, this research is to find the reason for the gap between theory and reality.Based on review and information collection, this paper combined "Diffusion of Innovation" and "consumer behavior theory", and then proposed a model for Patent Analysis software adoption from three aspects:Self-factors, Organizational factors, Environmental factors. And discussed the effect of Relative advantage, Compatibility, Complexity, Triability, Observability, Price, Internal Demand, Top Manage Support, Organizational Creativity, Government Encouragement and Competitive Pressure to the Adoption.This research also did a survey on Jiangsu province about Software Patent Analysis to support the model hypothesis. And then Using SPSS16.0 to deal with these datas collected. Findings of research indicates:(1) Relatively Advantage, Compatibility, Internal Demand, Organizational Creativity, Government Encouragement and Competitive Pressure have a significant effect to the Adoption; (2) Complexity, Triability and Top Manage Support slightly affect the adoption;(3) Observability and Price have no effect to the adoption at present.