The relationships between the patent performance and corporation performance

摘要

This study utilizes panel regression model to explore the relationships between corpo rate performance and the patent performance measured from patent H index, current impact index (Cll), and essential patent index (EPI) in the pharmaceutical company. The results demonstrate that patent H index and EPI have positive influences upon corporate performance. Furthermore, this study developed a classification for the pharmaceutical companies to divide them into four types, and provided some suggestions to them.