patentability standards at PTOs (Patent and Trademark Offices awarding so-called bad patents), not only “false innovators” have the … chance of being granted patents but also, and more interestingly, “true innovators” are forced to patent more intensively … distortions caused by bad patents. Moreover, we show that introducing a two-tiered patent system is unlikely to improve market …

called Patent Trolls. Activity of Patent Trolls companies can significantly contribute to inhibit the diffusion process in …. Today we may risk statement that over-regulation in the field of patent protection in conjunction with the unfair practices … of companies Patent Trolls may lead to stop the development of Knowledge Based Economy. The purpose of this article is to …

The duration of a given patent's life is a factor of two variables: first, the maximum term of protection afforded by …

This paper looks at the relationship between venture capital (VC) funds and patent assertion entity (PAE). These two …

Innovation occurs within ... …

inventors, the technological profiles of firms and patent value. In particular, this paper focuses on the value of academic … patent belongs to a core or non-core technology relative to the firm's technological profile neutralizes the premium of non …

In this book chapter, we summarize empirical scholarship examining the patent prosecution process at the United States … Patent and Trademark Office …

This paper analyzes the optimal protection strategy for an innovator of a complex innovation who faces the risk of … imitation by a competitor. We suppose that the innovation can be continuously fragmented into sub-innovations. We characterize … the optimal mix of patent and trade secrets when the innovator faces a strict novelty requirement and can only patent a …

This paper investigates the optimal design of a patent challenge mechanism through the re-allocation of patent rights …, in which a successful challenger is rewarded with partial patent rights previously granted to the patentee. Two incentive … prior art, and whether and how to prevent collusion once the prior art has been found. Transferring patent rights to a …

different configurations of the patent system upon innovation and competition. The model is able to replicate the main stylized …The role of the patent system in the pharmaceutical sector is highly debated also due to its strong public health … adverse effects in terms of innovation outcomes, as well as of market competition and consumer welfare. Such general …