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 … than patents which have not been opposed. Patent owner?s ability to trade patents with potential infringers and to interact …

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 …

Classical patent literature assumes that patents grant well-defined legal rights to exclude others from practicing an … invention. In this scenario, start-up companies benefit from the exclusive right to commercialize patent-protected inventions … and the certification effect of patents which signals the ventures' 'quality' to investors. If the decision about patent …

This paper investigates how patent applications and grants held by new ventures improve their ability to attract … British biotechnology companies we have identified all patents filed at the European Patent Office (EPO). Applying hazard rate … analysis, we find that in the presence of patent applications, VC financing occurs earlier. Our results also show that VCs pay …

This paper analyzes how companies of immigrant entrepreneurs in knowledgeintensive industries differ from companies of … native entrepreneurs with respect to start-up characteristics, firm survival and innovative performance. I focus on …. Immigrant entrepreneurs are less than half as likely to found a company in a knowledge-intensive industry as native …

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 …

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 …

infringements from no innovation host countries. R&D activities in China and North America also increase the risk of an infringement …This paper aims at analysing the risk of intellectual property (IP) infringements by competitors from abroad and in … particular whether this risk is higher for international innovating firms. We distinguish three different types of IP …