We study the effects of patent enforcement insurance when used by an incumbent patent holder in order to increase its incentives to oppose alleged infringers (entrants). By covering some of the legal costs ex-ante, the incumbent can increase its commitment to litigate and, as a result, deter some potential entrants and, in case of entry, induce a more profitable settlement deal. We find that it...

ABSTRACT Securities litigation is relatively rare, but can significantly affect sued firms. We extend this research by examining the spillover effect of securities on industry peers using a sample disclosure-related litigation—distinct from events such as restatements and SEC enforcement. find investors respond immediately exhibit negative abnormal returns before after case filings. Additionall...

It is widely perceived that litigation costs and volume have skyrocketed. Part of a veritable flood, books with such titles as The Litigious Society and The Litigation Explosion lament the historical trends and their costs for society, and numerous efforts at tort reform have been implemented at the federal and local levels in an effort to turn the tide. Some of these reforms have aimed at an a...

It is well known that plaintiff-side contingent representation is on the rise in patent litigation. But why? And what are the lawyers in the field like? Although scholars have studied contingent litigation in other contexts — such as medical malpractice, personal injury, and products liability litigation — patent litigation has received almost no attention. This gap in the literature is unsettl...

plaintiff in civil litigation from the beginning which deals with petition to theend of litigation which the judge sets out a verdict, to reach his wasted or deniedright and to stabilize it, should comply with rules of proceeding and state matter offact and matters of law and prove the claim. therefor he must propose four issuesand prove them to reach the relief sought: 1.formal rules of proced...

The aim of this paper is to systematically present the general rules procedure on reimbursement litigation costs. Special focus put issues concerning contents claim for costs and temporal procedural limits filing it. author investigates manner deciding award costs, with a special review issue incurred in appeals process.