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Examining the Relationship between Earnings and Patent Filings among Pharmaceutical Companies in Asia

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  • Alina Okun

    (Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States,)

  • Randall Valentine

    (William Carey University, Shillong, Meghalaya, United States.)

Abstract

Asian pharmaceutical firms often take over a decade to develop new patentable technology, with costs running into billions of dollars. It is a widely held belief that the resulting patents determine the future viability of the firm. The purpose of this study is to examine the number of patent filings and the number of jurisdictional patent filings on the earnings of the firm. We find that a significant relationship exists between the number of patent filings and profitability, but no such relationship exists between the jurisdictional filings and profitability.

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  • Alina Okun & Randall Valentine, 2020. "Examining the Relationship between Earnings and Patent Filings among Pharmaceutical Companies in Asia," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(6), pages 217-221.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ1:2020-06-25
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    Keywords

    Pharmaceutical; Patent Filing; Asian Health Care;
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    • F - International Economics
    • G - Financial Economics
    • M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics

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