Patent scope is one of the important aspects in the debates over “patent quality.” The
purported decrease in patent quality over the last decade or two has supposedly led to …

During the last few decades, the number of patents in information and communication
technologies has increased considerably. An increasing number of patents and the …

This paper empirically investigates the statistical relationship between levels of patent
litigation and venture capital investment in the US We find that VC investment, a major …

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC v. SYMANTEC CORP. 838 F.3d 1307 (2016)
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SYMANTEC CORP., Defendant-Cross-…

In theory, the patent system allows firms to treat their inventions as liquid assets that can be
transferred to others better positioned to use them via a thick secondary market that …

Patent claim construction-the act of figuring out in court what a patent covers-is the central
inquiry in patent law.'But it has also proven an enormous source of frustration for lawyers …

The dramatic reform that upended patent law a decade ago has never fully come to grips
with a defect at the heart of its design. When the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA) took effect …

Do specialized trial court judges make more accurate decisions in patent law cases? In
2011, Congress passed a law setting up a ten-year pilot program to enhance expertise in …

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is quite possibly the most
scrutinized court of all time. Nearly every written decision the Federal Circuit issues involving …

The importance of intellectual property rights in our society is growing. Intellectual property
rights can be found everywhere in today's life and business world. There is hardly any …