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The Rise Of Contingent Fee Representation In Patent Litigation, David Schwartz
The Rise Of Contingent Fee Representation In Patent Litigation, David Schwartz
David L. Schwartz
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Paving The Path To Accurately Predicting Legal Outcomes: A Comment On Professor Chien's Predicting Patent Litigation (With J. Kesan & T. Sichelman), David Schwartz
David L. Schwartz
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Analyzing The Role Of Npes In The Patent System (With J. Kesan), David Schwartz
Analyzing The Role Of Npes In The Patent System (With J. Kesan), David Schwartz
David L. Schwartz
Currently, there is an important debate about the role of non-practicing entities in patent litigation. People are asking: what are the costs and benefits associated with NPE litigation? Are they too high, too low, or just right? This paper makes two contributions to the discussion. First, we review a recent study, "The Direct Costs of NPE Disputes," by James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer. The study presents new data on the litigation costs and settlement expenses incurred by a subset of defendants in NPE cases. Some of their findings are provocative, but we find their methodology to be deficient in …