Opinion: How to assess patent quality

March 07, 2014 | BY

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China is often attacked for focusing on patent quantity over quality. However, Michael Lin explains that a better understanding of how the three kinds of patents work and the reasons behind filing them may show a different picture

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Unfortunately for the IP industry, there is no single accepted or consistent measure for patent quality. Some refer to Chinese utility models as “low quality” because they are not examined,