Financial Market Reaction to Patent Lawsuits against Integrated Circuit Design Companies

Using Financial Derivatives to Hedge Against Market

Valuing Patents on Market Reaction to Patent Infringement Litigations

Innovation is more important in any companies. However, it is not easy to measure the innovation performance correctly. Patent is one of measuring index nowadays. This paper wants to purpose an approach for valuing patents based on market reaction to patent infringement litigations. The interesting phenomenon is found from collection of patent infringement litigation events. That is if any pate...

Integrated Circuit Design

Most modern entertainment gadgets, equipment and tools incorporate integrated circuits that perform some specific functions that make the entertainment experience fascinating for users. From the simple toys for toddlers to the complex game studios in casinos, hardware forms a major component of entertainment technology. With the advent of integrated circuits, and subsequent development of CMOS ...

Social network analysis of patent infringement lawsuits

Article history: Received 29 December 2011 Received in revised form 30 September 2012 Accepted 2 October 2012 Available online 8 November 2012 Using patent lawsuit information, we develop a method to identify companies with a significant legal influence on the technologies used in their industry. We construct a patent-infringement lawsuits graph, using the data from intellectual property lawsui...

Do Patent Challenge Rights Lead to Placeholder Lawsuits?

One of the more curious features of patent law is that patents can be challenged by anyone affected by them, at any time. This challenge right allows potential defendants to file a declaratory relief lawsuit in their local federal district court, seeking a judgment that a patent is invalid or noninfringed. To avoid this home-court advantage, patent owners may file a patent infringement lawsuit ...