We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non …-practicing entities (NPEs). We study the effect that a patent-specific defensive insurance product, offered by a leading litigation … defensive litigation insurance on the behavior of patent enforcers and accused infringers. We show that the availability of …

% 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 …

% 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 …

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 …

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 …

Flood insurance helps to cope with the risk of flooding, but take-up rates are relatively low. Insurance density could … rise if index-based insurance (IBI) were provided as an alternative to traditional damage-based insurance (DBI). We analyze …