Commentators have observed for years that patents do less good and cause more harm in
the software industry than in other industries such as pharmaceuticals. 1 Software patents …

Patent-assertion entities, or" patent trolls," use the threat of injunction to hold up product-
producing companies in patent suits. The Supreme Court's 2006 decision in eBay Inc. v …

While many believe the patent system has hit a historic and unprecedented low, discontent
with patents is nothing new. In 1966, a Presidential Commission recommended prohibiting …

The legal literature is full of dire empirical assertions about design patents. Commentators
say that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejects around half of all design …

Modern international trade law seeks to increase global welfare by lowering barriers to trade
and encouraging international competition. This" free trade" approach, while originally …

" Patenttrolle" sind wesentlicher Bestandteil der patentrechtlichen Diskussion der letzten
Dekade. Angeregt durch die US-amerikanische Entwicklung sieht die wohl herrschende …

The United States relies on an adversarial system of dispute settlement. And yet, in a
tribunal of steadily growing importance for intellectual property disputes-the International …

Be careful what you wish for. Companies clamoring for looser trade restrictions, expanded
overseas market access, and advances in technology have achieved stunning successes in …

A imports smartphones and tablet PCs into the United States. B holds intellectual property
rights that cover those widgets, but B does not produce any widgets domestically. Should …

It is a story heard many times before: an American tech startup pitted against a Chinese
electronics manufacturer; a patent on robotics against an allegedly infringing Amazon listing …