Economists, legal scholars and policy makers are concerned about the impact of patent litigation on the rate and … reliable, comprehensive, free and publicly accessible source of patent litigation data. As a first step towards overcoming this … limitation, the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in collaboration with the …

One of the greatest challenges facing patent holders is the enforcement of their rights against foreign (non …-U.S.) infringers. Jurisdictional rules can prevent patent holders from filing patent infringement suits where they have the greatest … likelihood of success in enforcement, such as where the infringer is located, has his seat, or holds his assets; instead, patent …