The objective of this paper is to compare the impact of R&D competition (i) under patent protection and (ii) under no … patent protection on enterprise innovation and performance with the impact of R&D cooperation in the form of R&D cartel on … spillovers, the R&D investments under patent protection are smaller than in the case of no patent protection. When firms create a …

jurisdictions, comprising: (i) the treatment of licensing practices, including refusals to license; (ii) anti-competitive patent … settlements; (iii) issues concerning standard-essential patents (SEPs); (iv) the conduct of patent assertion entities (PAEs); and …

over-inclusive. If an invention is “new, useful, and non-obvious,” critics ask, why should it be denied patent incentives …

The determination of patent damages lies at the heart of patent law and policy, yet it remains one of the most … and defense sides), patent licensing professionals, and testifying expert witnesses) and academics (both law professors … and economists) to clarify areas of consensus and disagreement regarding the treatment of patent damages. This report …

The paper studies the Lundbeck patent settlement antitrust case of the European Commission from an economic perspective … of patent settlement assessment in Europe. It assesses what we can learn from the U.S. patent settlement debate with … particular focus on the differences in regulatory frameworks of the pharmaceutical sector which are relevant for patent …

under Article 207 TFEU requires the CJEU to interpret the patent provisions of the TRIPS Agreement and, if so, what are the … implications for patent protection in the EU. It examines whether the Court’s jurisprudence on the direct effect and interpretation … of the substantive patent provisions of the TRIPS Agreement is good law in the post-Lisbon era, arguing that the Court …

both governments to the issue of regulatory delay eroding some period of patent protection. Second, the paper considers the … impact of the principle of free movement of goods within the European Union on the incentive structure of the patent system … could be pursued without undercutting the effective operation of the patent system. The paper suggests that such a …