This paper studies the determinants of investment in legal advice by plaintiffs in patent litigation. A hand-collected sample of US patent litigation cases is used to identify the empirical factors that determine the number of legal counsels employed by the plaintiffs. It turns out that more valuable patents lead to a higher investment in legal advice. Large firms, and plaintiffs with large patent portfolios employ more counsels, whereas individual litigants employ fewer. Software patents are related to a lower investment by the plaintiffs. These findings help not only to understand the cost drivers of litigation but have also important implications for the discussions on software patents, and the role of the litigant status for litigation success.
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08/06/2015
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Brown Bag Seminar: Investing in Legal Advice – What Determines the Costs of Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights?
Steffen Juranek (Norwegian School of Economics)
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07/22/2015, 06:00 PM
Asia Roundtable: Development of the Case Law Concerning FRAND Patents in Japan
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Yuzuki Nagakoshi, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich, Marstallstrasse 8, Raum 510
Patent Law Series
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07/17/2015, 05:30 PM
Aktuelles aus dem internationalen und europäischen Patentrecht
5.30 - 7:00 p.m., Dr. Irene Pakuscher, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10
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07/14/2015, 06:00 PM
Institute Seminar: Hardship in Determining Patent Damages in Mainland China: in Comparative Perspective from German Law
6:00 - 7.30 p.m., Jingjing Hu, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10
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07/06/2015, 06:00 PM
MIPLC Lecture Series: Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid When Drafting and Prosecuting US Patent Applications
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Benjamin J. Hauptman, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10
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06/24/2015, 06:00 PM
Asia-Roundtable: The New Indian Intellectual Property Rights Policy: Ignoring US Pressure?
6:00 - 7.30 p.m., Sujitha Subramanian, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich, Marstallstrasse 8, Room 510
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06/10/2015
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12:00 PM
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01:30 PM
Brown Bag Seminar: Patent Thickets
Bronwyn Hall (University of California, Berkeley)
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06/09/2015, 06:00 PM
Unregistered Intellectual Property Rights and 3D printing
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Michael Häfeli, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10
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06/08/2015, 06:00 PM
MIPLC Lecture Series: Governing Knowledge Commons
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Prof. Michael Madison, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10
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05/20/2015, 06:00 PM
MIPLC Lecture Series: After the America Invents Act – The State of US Patent Infringement Litigation
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Sarah Columbia, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Room E10