This paper looks at the decision to settle patent litigation in Germany from a new angle by focusing on detailed data … all patent litigation cases in Germany between 2000 and 2008 we estimate the likelihood of within-trial settlement. We …. Additionally, firm-specific stakes as measured by the relation of the involved parties to the disputed patent as well as firm …

Involvement in patent litigation creates substantial direct and indirect costs for firms. We present evidence that … pairs of firms involved in patent litigation are more evenly-matched in financial profiles than pairs of firms not involved … in litigation. We take advantage of a novel, hand-collected data set that combines data on observed instances of patent …

Forum shopping is widespread in patent litigation because there are clear differences in outcomes among the various … transfer is denied? The dataset consists of patent infringement cases filed from 2006-2008 where a transfer motion was also … patent litigants to give a richer context to the debate over forum shopping in general and serve as a basis for further …

. Accordingly, for this valuable subset of patents, it is paramount that the Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) correctly issue valid …, reporting the results for every Orange Book patent case that resulted in a merits decision. We find that about 25% of active …. Most litigated patents (90%) are “secondary” patents – patents on smaller tweaks to an existing drug rather than a patent …

and engineers than either large businesses or universities. In spite of these facts, recent reform in the patent system … supporting small business; the changes to the patent system under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act have had unintended … consequences. There is a significant body of literature discussing the negative effects of patent reform on small business and …

Patent and false advertising damage awards are in disarray. Courts are imposing astronomically inflated awards that … the value of these elements. Doctrinally, patent damages seek to compensate parties only for the value of the patented …

When a company is asserting IP, e.g., a patent, they are following a strategy that suits their position not only as … also has the opportunity to influence the course of the proceedings in great detail. A carefully devised patent litigation … discuss strategic possibilities and positions related to patent litigation …

We propose a model of patent litigation where a potential competitor - the Entrant - can challenge a patent with and … is used to finance patent litigation, i.e. where the Entrant would not have challenged the patent's validity, had she not … been able to enter the market. This space increases in the Entrant's litigation costs, but decreases in the Patent Holder …

other with probabilistic success. The market structure results from stochastic innovation and patent litigation. Depending … the case of symmetric and asymmetric patent portfolios …