When comparing patent litigation rates or their “rarity” across decades, one must take into account the proportion to … the actual scale of commercial activities that give rise to patent disputes. Such normalizing scales are preferably … Gross National Product (GDP) in real dollars. This paper marshals for the first time information on all patent litigation in …

random group of cases and patents in the same yearly proportions. All cases involving every patent was gathered, allowing the … life cycle of each asserted patent to be studied. The data includes litigation data, patent data, reexaminations, and other … relevant data. This paper considers outcomes and patent quality. A future paper will examine innovation and markets …

In Paragraph (iv) pharmaceutical cases, a patent-litigation decision often determines whether a brand-firm monopoly … continues or generic entry occurs. Using unique patent litigation data and an event-study approach that accounts for …

One of the greatest challenges facing patent holders is the enforcement of their rights against foreign (non …-U.S.) infringers. Jurisdictional rules can prevent patent holders from filing patent infringement suits where they have the greatest … likelihood of success in enforcement, such as where the infringer is located, has his seat, or holds his assets; instead, patent …

The traditional parties in patent litigation are technologically savvy competitors. Yet recently, patent owners have … begun hauling end users — including farmers, small cafés, and podcasters — into patent disputes. This Article shows that end … users, unlike competitors, cannot take proactive measures to protect their interests in defending against patent enforcement …

Patent Litigation is the 'King' of Litigation, it is generally perceived; but the situation is not so true with India …. Recently, the study of patent litigation has been receiving increasing attention. The literature has addressed both economic … were published relating to actual pattern and trends of patent litigation in U.S.A. and other countries. However, there is …

This paper provides the first look at patent litigation hazards for public firms during the 80s and 90s. Consistent …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent … than patents which have not been opposed. Patent owner's ability to trade patents with potential infringers and to interact …

Patent lawsuits are disruptive, unpredictable, and costly. The inability to anticipate patent litigation makes it … ward off litigation. This article confronts this systemic problem, by examining the factors that lead a particular patent … to be litigated – only around 1% of patents ever is. It relates the eventual litigation of a patent to earlier events in …