The Study Of The Influence Of Foreign Direct Investment On The Patent Application Based On The Global Network Perspective

Foreign direct investment as a means of optimal allocation of resources,which isaccompanied by the transfering of capital and technology, scientific managementexperience exchange and sharing.As a result, foreign direct investment is undoubtedlya important element of an application for a patent. Study of foreign direct investmentand patent application at domestic and overseas mainly focus on the technologicalspillover effect of foreign direct investment, the studies are usually based on the angleof one country by using patent application as index of technology innovation ability.And from a global perspective, the foreign direct investment and patent applicationstend to be interactive, evolved into a worldwide complex network. The results ofresearch about network of application for a patent and the foreign direct investmentcan reflect the investment characteristics and the regional differences of technologicalinnovation ability in the world. Therefore, this article attempts to make a study on thestructure of foreign direct investment and patent application from the network level,and the influence of the former on the latterThis article first expoundes the influence mechanism of the foreign directinvestment on the patent application based on the monopoly advantage theory and thetechnology spillover effect of foreign direct investment. Then, this article discussesthe principle that foreign direct investment affecting the patent application based onincome, cost and risk. Further more, this article buildes the global network of patentapplication and foreign direct investment based on the data from2008-2010andanalyzes the density, centrality, small world characteristics and core-edge structure.At last, using the MRQAP method investigate the influence of foreign directinvestment on patent application and the internal relation between them.The results show that the density of foreign direct investment network and patentapplication network is small,so the network structure is relatively dispersed; TheUnited States, France, Japan, Germany and other developed countries and emergingeconomies such as China are in the center of network, the distribution of capital andtechnology in developed and developing countries is not balanced; The foreign directinvestment and patent application network are small world networks; The foreigndirect investment and patent application networks present a clear and stable core-edge structure. The foreign direct investment has a significant promoting effect on the patent application, the greater scope of foreign direct investment scope, the greaterscope of patent application, the greater the foreign direct investment intensity, themore patent applications. Finally, the paper puts forward relevant policy suggestionsfrom the international direct investment quality, optimizing the investment structureand promoting core competitiveness.