중소기업의 지식재산 경영이 성장에 미치는 영향: 특허청의 지식재산 경영인증 제도를 중심으로

Recently, research in the field of SME growth has shown that the patent office can influence the growth of SMEs through intellectual property support. This study analyzes the impact on the growth of SMEs depending on whether or not they have acquired intellectual property management certification to certify them as intellectual property management companies, and examines the effectiveness of implementing the intellectual property management certification system. is focused on. In order to achieve the research objectives of this study, we established two hypotheses and targeted 148 small and medium-sized enterprises selected for the regional global IP star company development project.Companies that obtained intellectual property management certification through intellectual property consulting. We conducted an empirical analysis of the differences in management results and intellectual property characteristics between companies and companies that have not acquired the certification. The analysis results show that among global IP star companies, companies that have acquired intellectual property management certification have a positive (+) increase in business results such as sales, exports, and number of employees compared to companies that have not acquired intellectual property management certification. It was confirmed that there is a (+) influence of politics on the increase in the number of overseas IP applications, which is an intellectual property result. In other words, the intellectual property management certification system has a positive (+) impact on the management results and intellectual property results of global IP star companies. It was recommended that policies to expand star company development projects and intellectual property management certification systems are needed.