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- Title
LITIGATION OF STANDARDS-ESSENTIAL PATENTS IN EUROPE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
- Authors
Contreras, Jorge L.; Gaessler, Fabian; Helmers, Christian; Love, Brian J.
- Abstract
Despite the significance of patent litigation in the EU and the looming structural overhaul of the European patent litigation system, there has been comparatively little empirical or statistical analysis of European patent cases across member states. This absence has largely been due to the lack of harmonized case-level data across European jurisdictions. Over the past few years, however, researchers in Europe have developed patent litigation databases that have enabled robust quantitative analysis. As a result, comparative empirical studies have recently been published concerning European patent litigation overall, as well as litigation by so-called non-practicing entities (NPEs). The present study extends this work to the important area of litigation relating to standards-essential patents (SEPs) in the EU. We find that SEPs has been asserted in Europe at significant levels, and that PAEs play a large role in this activity.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN law; PATENT law; PATENT policy; INTELLECTUAL property policy; UNITED States. Patent &; Trademark Office; ROYALTIES (Copyright)
- Publication
Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 4, p1457
- ISSN
1086-3818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15779/Z38RN30751