for acquiring for the purpose of putting a patent to sleep decreases when the intellectual property law is stricter …

conduct a domestic versus cross-border transaction involving patent sales. We find that acquirer bank and fund ownership have … very little association with cross-border M&A transactions involving patent sales. However, risk-averse family owners and … cross-border M&A transaction involving patent sales. This is attributable to the fact that the valuation of intangible …

Patent sales are an underappreciated means of monetizing patents. Recent blockbuster patent sales indicate heightened … demand for patent acquisitions. There is evidence that such patent sales transfer patents to parties more skilled in patent … enforcement, reducing litigation. Patent sales also move capital to innovators, which enhance incentives to innovate. But …

and stronger patent protections were positive, while greater economic prosperity somewhat led to complacency. …

based on patent abstracts and classify patent ownership using a comprehensive business registry. We highlight four insights …We study the evolution of patenting in China from 1985-2019. We use a Large Language Model to measure patent importance …. First, average patent importance declined from 2000-2010 but has increased more recently. Second, private Chinese firms …

based on patent abstracts and classify patent ownership using a comprehensive business registry. We highlight four insights …We study the evolution of patenting in China from 1985-2019. We use a Large Language Model to measure patent importance …. First, average patent importance declined from 2000-2010 but has increased more recently. Second, private Chinese firms …

Frivolous patent-infringement claims increase the cost of innovation for small businesses and force them to exit via … premature and discounted acquisitions. This study investigates the effect of abusive patent-infringement claims by patent trolls … on acquisitions of small firms. I exploit the staggered adoption of anti-patent troll laws in 35 states as a quasi …