This article translates and extends Becker (1968) from public law enforcement to private litigation by examining …

. Fourth, we treat the subject of civil litigation, that is, the bringing of lawsuits, and their settlement or disposition at … additional topics relating to litigation. Fifth, we consider public enforcement of law, focusing on the level of law enforcement …

We formally analyze the effects of legal presumptions in patent litigation. We set up a novel contest model to study … litigation outcomes, judgement errors, and resource dissipation under three alternative presumption criteria: a presumption that …