The determinants of court selection in patent litigation -- The effects of bifurcation in patent litigation systems … -- The timing of patent transfers in Europe. …Applying novel datasets, Fabian Gäßler analyzes how key aspects of the current patent system in Europe and Germany …

The European Patent System is facing major challenges resulting from an extension of patentable subject matter leading … to an increasing number of patent applications. The European Patent Office has responded with admirable flexibility, but … opposition figures and changing behaviour of patent applicants. Stefan M. Wagner analyses problems associated with institutional …

Christian Grube analyses the value potential of patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages. His … that bibliographic patent data can support the valuation of complex patent portfolios. Dr. Christian Grube promovierte bei …Patent rights count among the most important resources in modern economies and can be a major driver of a firm …