The use of WIPO's patent information services for supporting patent examination within a patent office

1992 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Services ◽  
Patent Office ◽  
Patent Information ◽  
Patent Examination

The Duration of Patent Examination at the European Patent Office

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 1969-1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Harhoff ◽  
Stefan Wagner
Keyword(s):  
European Patent Office ◽  
European Patent ◽  
Patent Office ◽  
Patent Examination

scholarly journals Crafting Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Patent Assertion Entities, Litigation, and Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Feng ◽  
Xavier Jaravel
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Patent System ◽  
Patent Office ◽  
Patent Value ◽  
Patent Rights ◽  
Rational Ignorance ◽  
Patent Examination

We show that examiner-driven variation in patent rights leads to quantitatively large impacts on several patent outcomes, including patent value, citations, and litigation. Notably, Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) overwhelmingly purchase patents granted by “lenient” examiners. These examiners issue patents that are more likely to be litigated by both PAEs and conventional companies, and that also have higher invalidity rates. PAEs leverage a specific friction in the patent system that stems from lenient examiners and affects litigation more broadly. These patterns indicate that there is much at stake during patent examination, contradicting the influential “rational ignorance” view of the patent office. (JEL K11, K41, O31, O34, O38)

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