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The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Survey of the Empirical Literature

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  • Jean LANJOUW
  • Josh LERNER
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    This paper examines several recent avenues of empirical research into the enforcement of intellectual property rights. To frame these issues, we start with a stylized model of the patent litigation process. The bulk of the paper is devoted to linking the empirical literature on patent litigation to the parameters of this model. The four major areas we consider are (i) how the propensity to litigate patents varies with the expected benefits of litigation, (ii) the ways in which the cost of litigation affects the willingness to enforce patents, (iii) how the cost of enforcing patents changes the private value of patent rights, and (iv) the impact of intellectual property litigation on the innovation process itself.

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    Article provided by ENSAE in its journal Annals of Economics and Statistics.

    Volume (Year): (1998)
    Issue (Month): 49-50 ()
    Pages: 223-246

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    Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:1998:i:49-50:p:08

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    1. Yi Deng, 2004. "A Dynamic Stochastic Ananlysis of International Patent Application and Renewal Processes," Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings 389, Econometric Society.
    2. Deng, Yi, 2005. "Renewal Study of European Patents: A Three-country Comparison," Departmental Working Papers 0514, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics.
    3. Adam B. Jaffe, 1999. "The U.S. Patent System in Transition: Policy Innovation and the Innovation Process," NBER Working Papers 7280, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Deng, Yi, 2006. "Trade Balance of Patent Rights: Who Gains What from International Patent Harmonization, and Why?," Departmental Working Papers 0519, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics, revised Nov 2006.
    5. Cohen, Linda R. & Ishii, Jun, 2005. "Competition, Innovation and Racing for Priority at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office," Working paper 235, Regulation2point0.
    6. Deng, Yi, 2005. "The Effects of Patent Regime Changes: A Case Study of the European Patent Office," Departmental Working Papers 0512, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics.

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