% of all patent litigation cases in Germany between 2000 and 2008 we estimate the likelihood of within-trial settlement. We …This paper looks at the decision to settle patent litigation in Germany from a new angle by focusing on detailed data … find that the within-trial settlement decision is to some degree driven by the proceedings that change the pre …

We compare patent litigation cases across four European jurisdictions - Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK … considerable number of patents are litigated in multiple jurisdictions, but the majority of patents are subject to litigation only …

profit from litigation while defendants agreeing upon a settlement deal lose as much as defendants losing in trial. I further …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 …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent …. Patents which have survived opposition are more likely to encounter subsequent litigation actions after the granting procedure …

litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different courts. We show that …