The economic significance of a patent depends on its scope: the broader the scope, the
larger the number of competing products and processes that will infringe the patent. Many …

Edmund Kitch's prospect theory of patents has been hailed as" one of the most significant
efforts to integrate intellectual property with property rights theory," but it has also remained …

PATENTS play a crucial role in the economy. The economic principles underlying the patent
system have not always been well understood, especially in the courts. In part, the difficulty …

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Critics of the patent system suggest the rules for determining patentability should be stricter,
subjecting patents to more scrutiny during Patent Office examination. This Article offers a …

A great deal has been written lately on the growing importance of intellectual property rights
to the economy. With this new focus has come increased attention to the patent system. It is …

The cry to" improve patent quality" is heard anywhere patent law yers gather and is a
centerpiece of many of the political and academ establishments' major reform agendas. 1 …

George Priest has described the economic analysis of the patent system as" one of the least
productive lines of inquiry in all of economic thought." 1 In spite of abundant scholarship on …

In this Article, we compare US patent litigation across districts and consider possible
explanations for the Eastern District of Texas' popularity with patent plaintiffs. Rather than …

—Techn0logical change is critical to growth—Creating new technology is expensive—
Creating and exploiting new technology is risky—The use of scarce resources and …