The Economic Valuation of Patents provides an original and essential analysis of patent valuation, presenting the main methodologies to value patents in different contexts.

Antitrust authorities both in the U.S. and in Europe have analyzed wide parts of the complex mechanisms used in the credit card industry to ensure the functioning of the systems. Such arrangements include the honor-all-cards rule, the no-discrimination rule, the price structures such as the...

Innovation policy is increasingly coming under the spotlight in the European Union, and has been given a prominent role in the EU 2020 strategy and in the flagship initiatives that will aim to ensure that Europe succeeds where the Lisbon strategy failed.In years to come, problems such as the...

The Google News case offers an enticing perspective for scholars interested in investigating the reasons that explain legal change. The case adds to the history of copyright and to the relationship between technological progress and regulatory responses, concurring to a possible reconstruction...

Italian company Cosmed has a reputation for laboratory-based medical device products which is founded on sound IP. The market is competitive, with a limited number of players, so reputation is critical to securing a leading role. Patents assure customers that products are innovative. They...