By using a simple model of patent settlement, in this paper we show that even if side payments (negative fixed fees …) are banned, a licensing agreement to settle a patent dispute may harm consumers in comparison with the expected outcome of …

randomized experiment, we demonstrate increased salience of patent status heightens consumers' beliefs that products are … five years, we find no evidence consumers respond to increased patent salience …

This paper discusses the Unitary Patent Package based on the 16th draft of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent … Court. It starts with giving an overview of the current situation of patent litigation in Europe, the need for the unitary … patent, the risks and advantages with emphasis on forum shopping and threat of abuse by non-practicing entities (NPEs). It …