Cremers, Katrin
[Author]
;
Ernicke, Maximilian
[Other];
Gaessler, Fabian
[Other];
Harhoff, Dietmar
[Other];
Helmers, Christian
[Other];
McDonagh, Luke
[Other];
Schliessler, Paula
[Other];
van Zeebroeck, Nicolas
[Other]
Published in:ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper ; No. 13-072
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (70 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2333617
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 30, 2013 erstellt
Description:
We compare patent litigation cases across four European jurisdictions – Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK – covering cases filed during the period 2000-2008. For our analysis, we assemble a new dataset that contains detailed information at the case, litigant, and patent level for patent cases filed at the major courts in the four jurisdictions. We find substantial differences across jurisdictions in terms of case loads. Courts in Germany hear by far the largest number of cases in absolute terms, but also when taking country size into account. We also find important between-country differences in terms of outcomes, the share of cases that is appealed, as well as the characteristics of litigants and litigated patents. A considerable number of patents are litigated in multiple jurisdictions, but the majority of patents are subject to litigation only in one of the four jurisdictions