In recent years, patent lawsuits in the IT industry have become a sensitive issue. While numerous studies have … investigated the wealth effect of patent and corporate litigation, few studies have examined the current patent litigation in the … IT industry. This paper investigates the wealth effect of patent lawsuits using an event study method. This paper …

This paper analyzes patent pools and their effects on innovation incentives. It is shown that the pro …-competitive effects of patent pools for complementary patents naturally extend for dynamic innovation incentives. However, this simple … case, the licensing fees reflect the strength of patents. Patent pools of complementary patents can be used to discourage …