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such as the European Patent Office (EPO). Yet, not all firms file their patents at the EPO, raising the specter of a …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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intellectual property (IP) ownership. Further, we employ firm-specific micro-data on patent applications of European corporations … at the European Patent Office to test reactions on changes in R&D tax incentives and corporate tax burden. We find a … and the count of patent applications. …
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