-2000. Finally, we analyze how fragmentation affects total settlement delay, taking into account both reduction in duration per …

It has been commonly argued that the decision of a large number of inventors to license complementary patents necessary …

should work with patents owners and users to encourage early participation. There is a real opportunity in some sectors (eg …

This paper argues that the value of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be independent of the level of licensing …

Essential Patents (SEP Expert Group), resulting in a report including seventy-nine proposals aimed at improving the SEP …

Patents in the life sciences sector have sparked considerable debate over the past years. The grant of a series of … patents for the screening of breast cancer (BRCA) genes led to wide controversy in Europe, the US and Australia. The grant of … patents for plants resulting from essentially biological processes, also spurred stormy disputes. Decisions on the scope of …

Concerns have been expressed that gene patents might result in restricted access to research and health care. The … exponential growth of patents claiming human DNA sequences might result in patent thickets, royalty stacking and, ultimately, a …

ownership and the threat of a firm's patent applications being blocked by competitors' patents lead to increased patenting and … markets. -- Licensing ; blocking patents ; discrete and complex technologies ; technology competition …