the analysis away from the gap between the prior art and the invention to the invention only. The Patent Office, the … technologies, and conflicts with basic patent theory. Accordingly, the Patent Office and courts need to reconsider how they use …

Although patent litigation has become increasingly global, with litigants earning billion-dollar verdicts and seeking … litigants are increasingly drawn, and to which policy makers interested in harmonizing the U.S. patent system look in vain for … database including nearly 9,000 patent suits from seven of the largest and most judicially-active countries in the European …

This article (an updated version of a 2018 paper) analyses Patent Assertions Entities (PAEs) to determine whether they … their own, and do not manufacture, distribute, or sell products. PAEs have often been said to engage in opportunistic patent … are in the legitimate business of patent licensing and use different business strategies in monetising their 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 …

The US patent system is a foundation of our nation's economy, encouraging innovation and growth. The exclusive right to … use and license an invention provides numerous benefits to its inventor and to the broader economy. The patent system is … patent holdup and patent thickets. Industries relying on cumulative technology that computes and communicates are especially …

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has requested public comments on “the current state of patent eligibility … who have conducted empirical studies of the U.S. patent system. We have no relevant or material financial interests that … relate to the research described in these comments. Rather, our interest is in seeing patent law develop in a way that …

The Federal Circuit is the most visible point of the intersection between competition and patent law. When a single … case contains both competition and patent issues, precedents of that court, including those pertaining to governing legal … our system for both granting patents and resolving patent disputes. Clarifying the nature of the trade-offs patents …

Since the mapping of the human genome and the technical innovations in the field of biotechnology, patent law has gone … legislative acts and judicial decisions, ensuring a fair balance between the interests of patent right holders and third parties … shaping the patent policy on an international level are the patent offices of the United States of America, Japan and the …

The IEEE-SA updated patent policy and the Business Review Letter issued by the US DoJ have caused much discussion in … the antitrust risk for all forms of coordination, including arrangements of the type found in the IEEE-SA updated patent …

This introductory chapter frames the recently published book on European patent litigation, with a focus on current …