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 …

this phenomenon on the basis of percentage limits which require share-holders to hold a minimum amount of shares in order … to bring a lawsuit. We show that, under this legal regime, managers will collude with large shareholders by means of … settlements or bribes that impose a negative externality on small shareholders. Contrary to conventional agency models, we find …

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 …-level competition policy and granting authority ultimately facing national jurisdictional primacy on patent issues. These high degrees …

Post-grant validity challenges at patent offices rely on the private initiative of third parties to correct mistakes … made by patent offices. We hypothesize that incentives to bring post-grant validity challenges are reduced when many firms … benefit from revocation of a patent and when firms are caught up in patent thickets. Using data on opposition against patents …

adapt to the new international rules on patent law. One of the main points of the Agreement is the possibility of …

public interest aspect and human rights implications while granting injunctions in patent litigation. Moreover, it asserts … that the courts should exercise prudence in granting injunctive relief in cases involving patent infringement, and take …

into the national patent law the concept of humanitarian compulsory licensing. …

strengthening the use of preventive and remedial TRIPS flexibilities and removing criminal sanctions for patent infringements …. Cambodia should reject any TRIPS-plus provisions in its patent legislation and avoid membership in bilateral or plurilateral … trade agreements that include TRIPS-plus provisions as well as signing patent treaties and memorandums of understanding that …

to provide latitude to the Member States to tailor their national patent laws to fit their individual needs. In 2001, the … the lead role in enacting the TRIPS Agreement's substantive and procedural patent flexibilities by introducing unique … compulsory licensing, the most notable exception to patent rights provided under the TRIPS Agreement. This empirical study is …

prevention of COVID-19. The aim of the report is to support national patent offices and interested parties in developing … countries with information that can serve as guidance for the examination of the claims contained in relevant patents or patent … applications. The antibody combination considered for the patent analysis in this paper are Casirivimab and Imdevimab. The vaccines …