关键词: 专利制度, 技术范围, 技术规模, patent regime, technology scope, technology size

Abstract: Since its enforcement in 1985, Patent Law in China has gone through 3 reforms. The reform in 2000 was in preparation for China’s entry into WTO and it enhances patent protection. Pharmaceutical industry is supposed to be sensitive to this change because it is driven by technology innovation. Based on Chinese patent data from 1995 to 2005 and the definition of technology scope and technology size, this paper examines the effects of patent regime reform in 2000 on the technology strategies of foreign pharmaceutical firms in China. Our study reveals that this patent regime reform decreases the technology scope and increases the technology size of firms in China, however, this reform seems to have no influence on the technology strategies of foreign pharmaceutical firms in China.