This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … results for the U.S., individual patent owners in Germany were found to be no more likely to face litigation than companies. … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent …

Through a survey, economic value estimates were obtained on 962 inventions made in the United States and Germany and on … which German patent renewal fees were paid to full-term expiration in 1995. A search of subsequent U.S. and German patents … allowed to expire before their full term. The higher an invention?s economic value estimate was, the more the relevant patent …

We analyze the impact of the probabilistic nature of patents on the functioning of Germany's bifurcated patent … litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different courts. We show that … bifurcation creates situations in which a patent is held infringed that is subsequently invalidated. Our conservative estimates …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … conditions and configurations allow a regional innovation system to be competitive in a cutting-edge technology like …

innovation activities. Portuguese and German data from the harmonised Community Innovation Survey (CIS III) allow us to compare … innovation cooperation behaviour of private firms in the two countries. Using a bivariate probit model, we show that the … decision to cooperate with foreign partners. Some differences remain, however: In Germany, exporters are more likely to …

The market launch of product innovations is the most visible output of a firm's investment in innovation activities. To … number of different ways, and optimize their innovation process. The success of a firm's innovation strategy has two … product innovation. Second, the ability to turn the market introduction of a product innovation into commercial success. While …

[Innovation in Chemistry & the Chemical Industry in Germany] The chemical industry is one of the key sectors in the … industries build their innovative efforts. The innovation performance of the chemical industry in Germany can be demonstrated by … German innovation system. Being devoted to research and innovation, the chemical industry is leading the development and …

such as the European Patent Office (EPO). Yet, not all firms file their patents at the EPO, raising the specter of a … results in a selection bias that affects econometric estimates of innovation production functions. We propose a methodology to …

I analyse how patent litigation outcome in Germany affects the performance of the disputing firms by interpreting … the functioning of the bifurcated German patent litigation system: The separation of litigation and invalidity decisions …, resulting in invalidity decisions taking much longer than decisions on infringement, provides patent holders with a window of …

This paper looks at the decision to settle patent litigation in Germany from a new angle by focusing on detailed data …% of all patent litigation cases in Germany between 2000 and 2008 we estimate the likelihood of within-trial settlement. We …. Additionally, firm-specific stakes as measured by the relation of the involved parties to the disputed patent as well as firm …