2025-09-29 ワシントン大学（UW）
Research by the University of Washington and the USPTO found that some simple interventions increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by 12%. For first-time applicants, that probability increased to 17%.iStock
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/09/29/women-inventors-patent-outcomes-improved/
- https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20230253
特許取得における男女格差の解消：米国特許商標庁におけるランダム化比較試験の証拠 Closing the Gender Gap in Patenting: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial at the USPTO
Nicholas A. Pairolero ,Andrew A. Toole ,Peter-Anthony Pappas ,Charles A. W. de Grazia ,Mike H. M. Teodorescu,
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Published:August 2025
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20230253
Abstract
Analyzing a randomized control trial at the United States Patent and Trademark Office that was designed to provide additional help to applicants who do not have legal representation, we find heterogeneous causal impacts across inventor gender, driven primarily by an increase in successful negotiations by women inventor teams via the use of examiner’s amendments. While both men and women applicants benefited, the probability of obtaining a patent was over 12 percentage points greater for women. Our results suggest that a portion of the gender gap in patenting could be eliminated through additional assistance during patent examination.
