Applying novel datasets, Fabian Galer analyzes how key aspects of the current patent system in Europe and Germany, respectively, affect patent enforcement and patent trade. In particular, he shows what factors determine court selection in patent litigation and how the jurisdictional separation of validity and infringement questions favors the patent holder. The author further provides empirical evidence for the market for patents in Europe. The presented findings yield important implications for the ongoing debate on the optimal design of patent systems.
Applying novel datasets, Fabian Galer analyzes how key aspects of the current patent system in Europe and Germany, respectively, affect patent enforce...
Collective knowledge and the associated concepts of collectively learning, remembering and inventing are increasingly important in today's economy and society. Based on novel data sets which identify founders as inventors on patents and survey data collected from senior management, the author investigates questions about knowledge processing.
Collective knowledge and the associated concepts of collectively learning, remembering and inventing are increasingly important in today's economy and...
