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 …

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 …

exploration that would otherwise accrue to the entrepreneurs. Stronger patent protection will increase the incentive to do R&D and … strengthening patent protection will reduce the returns to entrepreneurship sufficiently to reduce overall economic growth. …

This paper develops a methodology to compare the quality of examination services in different patent offices. Quality … is defined as the extent to which patent offices comply with their patentability conditions in a transparent way. The … of patent offices in Europe (EPO), Japan (JPO) and the US (USPTO) shows that their operational designs differ …

mechanisms for medium inventions, and patent their most important innovations. This result reestablishes the traditional view …