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Prospects for Improving U.S. Patent Quality via Post-grant Opposition

Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2003

The recent surge in U.S. patenting and expansion of patentable subject matter has increased patent office backlogs and raised concerns that in some cases patents of insufficient quality or with inadequate search of prior art are being issued. At the same time patent litigation and its costs are...

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Chinese Firm and Industry Reactions to Antidumping Initiations and Measures

Li, Chunding - 2010

subject of large numbers of both antidumping initiations and measures. Current estimates are that around 40% of such actions … numbers, labor productivity, and employment. We are able to link this data with a World Bank dataset on antidumping actions by … antidumping actions against China from developed and developing countries, US and EU to compare their different effects. We find …

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Macroeconomic Factors and Antidumping Filings : Evidence from Four Countries

Knetter, Michael M. - 2000

This paper examines the relationship between antidumping filings and macroeconomic factors. We show that real exchange …

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Import Diversion under European Antidumping Policy

Vandenbussche, Hylke - 1999

This paper is the first to study empirically the effects of European antidumping actions on import diversion from … importers 'named' in an antidumping investigation, and potentially subject to protectionist measures, to countries not named' in … can be regarded as an indication of the effectiveness of antidumping policy which is used to protect the home industry …

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U.S. Antidumping Policies : The Case of Steel

Eichengreen, Barry J. - 1983

.S. antidumping policies, emphasizing the changing definition of dumping and the development of administrative procedures. Section II …

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Information and Externalities in Sequential Litigation

Hua, Xinyu - 2004

The information created and disseminated through the litigation process can have social value. Suppose a long-lived plaintiff is suing a defendant for damages sustained in an accident. The plaintiff may suffer similar damages in future accidents involving different defendants. Potential injurers...

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Empirical Study of the Civil Justice System

Kessler, Daniel P. - 2004

In this essay, we discuss empirical research on the economic effects of the civil justice system. We discuss research on the effects of three substantive bodies of law- contracts, torts, and property- and research on the effects of the litigation process. We begin with a review of studies of...

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Anatomy of the Rise and Fall of a Price-Fixing Conspiracy : Auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's

Ashenfelter, Orley - 2004

The Sotheby's/Christie's price-fixing scandal that ended in the public trial of Alfred Taubman provides a unique window on a number of key economic and antitrust policy issues related to the use of the auction system. The trial provided detailed evidence as to how the price fixing worked, and...

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The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives

Shavell, Steven - 2004

The appeals process -- whereby litigants can have decisions of adjudicators reviewed by a higher authority -- is a general feature of formal legal systems (and of many private decisionmaking procedures). It leads to the making of better decisions, because it constitutes a threat to adjudicators...

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Asbestos and the Future of Mass Torts

White, Michelle J. - 2004

Asbestos was once referred to as a miracle mineral' for its ability to withstand heat and it was used in thousands of products. But exposure to asbestos causes cancer and other diseases. As of the beginning of 2001, 600,000 individuals had filed lawsuits for asbestos-related diseases against...

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