This paper analyzes patent pools and their effects on innovation incentives. It is shown that the pro …-competitive effects of patent pools for complementary patents naturally extend for dynamic innovation incentives. However, this simple … case, the licensing fees reflect the strength of patents. Patent pools of complementary patents can be used to discourage …

actually infringing a valid patent or that there is a threat of infringement through the proceeding for litigation on the … the patent was granted. Punitive damages are not awarded. A patentee may rely on one of the following three methods for …

Healthy organisms inevitably produce cancer cells, and vibrant patent systems inevitably let bad patents slip through … technological practitioners. Postissuance patent review (PIPR) has emerged as an invaluable errorcorrecting mechanism to prevent the … Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). The UPCA enables a lowcost patent revocation action on a broad range of grounds and with a …

In a patent infringement suit, the alleged infringer wins with a ruling of either patent invalidity or non … patent invalidation may also affect incentives to innovate. We adapt the "innovative industries'' model of Segal and Whinston … (2007) to study patent litigation strategy and rates of innovation. We show that a legal regime where infringement is …