We compare patent litigation cases across four European jurisdictions – Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK … considerable number of patents are litigated in multiple jurisdictions, but the majority of patents are subject to litigation only …

We compare patent litigation cases across four European jurisdictions - Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK … considerable number of patents are litigated in multiple jurisdictions, but the majority of patents are subject to litigation only …

profit from litigation while defendants agreeing upon a settlement deal lose as much as defendants losing in trial. I further …I analyse how patent litigation outcome in Germany affects the performance of the disputing firms by interpreting … the functioning of the bifurcated German patent litigation system: The separation of litigation and invalidity decisions …

The paper empirically investigates the phenomenon of patent litigation through the analysis of the all population of …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent …. Patents which have survived opposition are more likely to encounter subsequent litigation actions after the granting procedure …