Add to ORKGWe examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigation. We present a theoretical model that predicts that cases with NPE patentees resolve faster. We test this prediction using a hand-collected data set of US patent litigation cases. We find that NPEs challenge larger and more technology intensive firms, and use more valuable patents from technology areas that have a less fragmented ownership base compared to the control group. Controlling for these factors, we find that NPE cases are indeed resolved faster. NPEs help to increase the speed of diffusion of technology into the economy; therefore, increasing the effectiveness of the market for innovation. Keywords: litigation, patents, patent tr...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role non-practicing entities, sometimes called paten...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
This article develops a model of patent trolls to understand various litigation strategies employed ...
The emergence of nonpracticing entities (NPEs) — firms that purchase and hold patent rights but neit...
The last fifteen years has witnessed major and dramatic changes in the world of patent law and paten...
The emergence of nonpracticing entities (NPEs) — firms that purchase and hold patent rights but neit...
This paper develops a model of patent trolls to understand various litigation strategies employed by...
The United States patent system has increasingly been faced with complications presented by a type o...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
It is widely argued that so-called “patent trolls” are corrupting the U.S. patent system and endange...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role non-practicing entities, sometimes called paten...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
This article develops a model of patent trolls to understand various litigation strategies employed ...
The emergence of nonpracticing entities (NPEs) — firms that purchase and hold patent rights but neit...
The last fifteen years has witnessed major and dramatic changes in the world of patent law and paten...
The emergence of nonpracticing entities (NPEs) — firms that purchase and hold patent rights but neit...
This paper develops a model of patent trolls to understand various litigation strategies employed by...
The United States patent system has increasingly been faced with complications presented by a type o...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
It is widely argued that so-called “patent trolls” are corrupting the U.S. patent system and endange...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role non-practicing entities, sometimes called paten...
Any discussion of flaws in the United States patent system inevitably turns to the system’s modern v...