The aim of this study is to elucidate whether arbitration offers advantages compared to the patent litigation system which is currently existing in Germany. To answer this question three essential characteristics of the current German patent litigation system are presented, i.e. the economic...

The Law and Economics of Patent Damages, Antitrust, and Legal Processexamines several areas of important research by a variety of international scholars. Areas include technical papers on the appropriate way to estimate damages in patent disputes and methods for evaluating relevant markets.

This issue of Research in Law and Economics covers several areas of important research by a variety of international scholars. It contains technical papers on the appropriate way to estimate damages in patent disputes, as well as methods for evaluating relevant markets and vertically integrated...