arguments in favour of the Community patent and a centralized litigation in Europe. -- European patent system ; patent cost …This paper argues that the consequences of the ‘fragmentation’ of the European patent system are more dramatic than the … mere prohibitive costs of maintaining a patent in force in many jurisdictions. First, detailed analysis of judicial systems …

analysis integrates imitation, persuasion and dissuasion behaviors. The main innovation brought in the approach is the …

coalition theory, we find that the potential benefits of water trade may not be sufficient to make all agents in the river …