Despite widespread interest in the impact of patent assertion entities (" PAEs") on the US
patent system, there has been no publicly available dataset that categorizes more than a …

The patent system seems in the midst of truly dramatic change. The last twenty years have
seen the rise of a new business model-the patent trollthat grew to become a majority of all …

Non–practicing entities (NPEs), some of which are also labeled patent assertion entities or
“patent trolls,” play a disputed role in our modern patent system. These entities, which do not …

BRAZIL AND THE FIELD OF SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES: Globalization, the Hegemony of the
US, the Place of Law, and Elite Reproduction // Page 1 BRAZIL AND THE FIELD OF SOCIO-LEGAL …

This paper formally and quantitatively analyzes the impact of economic policies on long-run
growth and equilibrium unemployment. We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model …

The demand for civil justice in Germany has shrunk over the last decades, although we can
observe a high level of heterogeneity, with increasing and decreasing trends depending on …

A theoretical literature explains how parties can strategically sink litigation costs to maximize
their prospects. We explore this “endogenous litigation costs” hypothesis empirically. To do …

Much of the policy debate over the patent system has focused on the perceived problems
with non-practicing entities (NPEs), also called patent trolls. Drawing on a comprehensive …

Innovation is central to economic growth. 1 Arguably, the most valuable innovations have
been embodied in technologies that perform work, such as the provision of energy or health …

This paper studies how patent litigation affects innovation and technology spillovers across
firms. Using a unique data set on patent litigation from the United States, this paper shows …