In a two-stage model insurance companies first decide upon risk classification and then compete in prices. I show that … insurance market individual application of classification schemes induces welfare losses due to cream skimming. Classification …

% of all patent litigation cases in Germany between 2000 and 2008 we estimate the likelihood of within-trial settlement. We … the case. -- Patent ; Patent Litigation ; Settlement …This paper looks at the decision to settle patent litigation in Germany from a new angle by focusing on detailed data …

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 …

incongruity. Plainti ffs on average profi t from litigation while defendants agreeing up on a settlement deal lose as much as …I analyse how patent litigation outcome in Germany a ffects the performance of the disputing fi rms by interpreting … on the functioning of the bifurcated German patent litigation system. The separation of litigation and invalidity …

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 …

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 …

The aim of this study is to elucidate whether arbitration offers advantages compared to the patent litigation system … litigation system are presented, i.e. the economic importance of the German market and its impact on litigation, the remedy of … revocation proceedings. This account is followed by a comparison of arbitration and litigation in Germany in the light of the …