專利侵權訴訟成為近年最熱門的議題之一，各國公司皆主動或被動的參與其中。台灣廠商，尤其高科技產業，近年常被報導在專利訴訟中敗訴且損失大筆權利金；然而台灣廠商所擁有的專利數量龐大，和敗訴的情形呈現對比。
專利侵權訴訟失敗的原因諸多，包含智財策略、專利權管理、專利品質等因素。本研究針對專利品質這項因素，以國際專利訴訟勝方專利為標的，探討專利品質及特性，做為台灣廠商在申請專利時之參考。
本論文針對研究對象進行基本被引證數（forward citation）分析，以及使用品質檢驗表分別檢核美國廠商及台灣廠商美國專利之品質。所得結果顯示多數研究對象之專利被引證數確實高於該年度的平均被引證數。專利品質檢驗表檢核結果顯示研究對象確實可能獲得極高分，然台灣廠商之美國專利，也有可能得分不低。
整體研究結果顯示，專利品質被多種因素影響，被引證數只是其一，其餘包含專利技術本身、撰寫品質、前案檢索等，皆影響一篇專利的品質。台灣廠商若在專利撰寫初期即注意這些特徵，應可提升其專利品質，並在訴訟方面有較佳之表現。

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