Patent Attitudes in the C-Suite: Market Research Highlights May 2013

Intellectual Ventures, the invention capital company, commissioned market research of intellectual property (IP) perceptions and behaviors among C-suite executives in the U.S. to better understand their current views on patents and the growing IP industry.

The quantitative and qualitative research took place between December 2012–February 2013 in blind surveys and interviews of over 200 executives, titled CEO, CFO or CTO.

The executives surveyed also represent a cross-section of current American business demographics. The majority of respondents lead companies with revenues of $100M or less, with fewer than 250 employees, in a wide range of industries, from financial services to retail to construction.

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Do American businesses value patents?

Patents are not stifling American innovation.

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What does the C-suite associate with patents?

The U.S. patent system is not broken.

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Does the C-suite value IP rights?

The C-suite believes in IP protection and enforcement.

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Does the C-suite make IP decisions?

The C-suite does not have the information they need to make informed patent decisions or patent strategies.

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Is IP a business priority for the C-suite?

The C-suite does not make the connection between patents and building a competitive advantage.

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Is the C-suite aware of the IP industry?

The IP industry has an opportunity to raise awareness among the C-suite about the role patents can play in their business strategy.

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