The risks involved in litigation are well documented; they include the risk of incurring legal
expenses. While much literature focuses on contingent fees as a mechanism for litigants to …

We model a civil dispute as a contest with delegation. We first study the American practice of
contingent fees, in which case a plaintiff's lawyer works on a contingent-fee basis, but a …

本文以国家知识产权局在2012 年推行的专利保险试点作为准自然实验, 实证研究专利执行保险
的推行如何影响企业创新. 通过双重差分模型估计, 本文研究发现: 在实施了专利执行保险的地区 …

We present a model of recent institutional developments in litigation funding across several
European jurisdictions. They combine contingency fees with third party cover for cost in the …

This article is an empirical study of the interrelationship between (subsidized) legal aid and
legal expenses insurance (LEI) in the Netherlands. Is LEI a system that is relevant only to the …

A major policy concern regarding patenting activity is related to the actual enforceability of
the patents granted by Patent Offices. The risk of facing elevated legal costs to defend patent …

Patent insurance protects innovation and appropriability by reducing patent litigation costs.
However, whether patent insurance promotes incremental or breakthrough innovation has …

In this thesis, insights of the law and economics literature were collected in order to develop
the features of an optimal group litigation concerning the deterrence of European …

We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion
by non-practicing entities (NPEs). We study the effect that a patent-specific defensive …

In this chapter, we will provide an overview of the economic literature regarding cost shifting,
fee arrangements and legal expense insurance. In the economic analysis of law, legal rules …