types of entities rely heavily on patents most particularly in the software industry. This paper analyzes this relationship …This paper looks at the relationship between venture capital (VC) funds and patent assertion entity (PAE). These two …

patent assignees is increasing within software technologies, relative to other technologies over time. The empirical results … tendency for successful entrepreneurs to erode the incumbents position would decrease innovative inequality. Patent data from … the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is used to show that innovative inequality across inventors and …

Scholars have spilled much ink questioning patent quality. Complaints encompass concern about incoming applications …, examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the USPTO’s ultimate output. The literature and some empirical … notably, although definitions of patent quality are contested, quality in the biopharmaceutical industry is often considered …

examine the implications of some traditional patent law doctrines for innovation in the software industry. We argue that …Software patents have received a great deal of attention in the academic literature. Unfortunately, most of that …,000 software patents already issued, and the Federal Circuit endorsing patentability without qualification, those questions are for …