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000050162 24500 $$aNon-practicing entities in Europe :$$ban empirical analysis of patent acquisitions at the European Patent Office.
000050162 264_1 $$aOxford, UK :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2024.
000050162 300__ $$a1 online resource (pp. 1271–1297)
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000050162 4901_ $$aIndustrial and Corporate Change ;$$vVolume 33, Issue 5
000050162 5203_ $$aThis paper delves into the proliferation of non-practicing entities (NPEs), a hot topic in academia and public policy, especially in the United States. The common belief is that Europe is less exposed to NPEs due to a robust patent system, higher enforcement costs, and smaller damage awards. Yet, using a new database of NPE patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO), the study uncovers that NPEs activity in Europe is arising: they own nearly 20,000 EPO patents, primarily in Electrical Engineering. Moreover, we contribute the literature investigating the heterogeneity of the NPE business model and its relationship with the characteristics and use of the patents they target. Our econometric analysis provides threefold original evidence. First, NPEs with higher propensity for litigation (i.e., “Litigation” NPEs) acquire patents with higher infringement risk but similar technological quality than practicing entities. Second, patent aggregators (i.e., “Portfolio” NPEs) and technology companies (i.e., “Technology” NPEs) acquire higher-quality patents compared to those acquired by practicing entities. Third, patent acquisitions by “Litigation” NPEs and “Portfolio” NPEs reduce the subsequent use of protected technologies.
000050162 542__ $$fhttps://academic.oup.com/pages/using-the-content/citation
000050162 590__ $$aPublished online: 2023
000050162 650_0 $$aIntellectual property.
000050162 650_4 $$aPatents$$zEurope.
000050162 650_0 $$aPatents.
000050162 650_0 $$aPatent infringement.
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000050162 7001_ $$aSterzi, Valerio,$$eauthor.
000050162 7001_ $$aMaronero, Cecilia,$$eauthor.
000050162 7001_ $$aOrsatti, Gianluca,$$eauthor.
000050162 7001_ $$aVezzulli, Andrea,$$eauthor.
000050162 7731_ $$tIndustrial and Corporate Change,$$wINCC
000050162 830_0 $$aIndustrial and Corporate Change ;$$vVolume 33, Issue 5.
000050162 85641 $$uhttps://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtae010
000050162 904__ $$aJournal article
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