It is widely argued that so-called “patent trolls” are corrupting the U.S. patent system and endangering technology innovation and commercialization at large. For example, a recent White House report argued that “trolls” hurt firms of all sizes and advocated for specific policies aimed at curtailing practices thought to be particularly harmful. Yet the existence and extent of any systematic effects of so-called “troll-like” behavior, and the implications of modern patent assertion practices by Non-Practicing Entities (“NPEs”), remains unclear. This article develops novel empirical evidence to inform the debate over NPEs on patent litigation. Specifically, we conduct a large-scale empirical analysis of more than 1,750 patent infringement cas...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
The last fifteen years has witnessed major and dramatic changes in the world of patent law and paten...
In the past, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), popularly known as “patent trolls,” have helped small...
In the past, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), popularly known as “patent trolls,” have helped small...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role “non-practicing entities,” sometimes called “paten...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role “non-practicing entities,” sometimes called “paten...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role non-practicing entities, sometimes called paten...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
This article empirically studies current claims that patent trolls, also known as patent assertion e...
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...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
The last fifteen years has witnessed major and dramatic changes in the world of patent law and paten...
In the past, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), popularly known as “patent trolls,” have helped small...
In the past, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), popularly known as “patent trolls,” have helped small...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role “non-practicing entities,” sometimes called “paten...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role “non-practicing entities,” sometimes called “paten...
An ongoing debate in patent law involves the role non-practicing entities, sometimes called paten...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
This article empirically studies current claims that patent trolls, also known as patent assertion e...
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...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...
We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non...
We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities...
We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non...
We examine the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs), often called patent trolls, in patent litigat...