Henkel, Joachim; Jell, Florian - Technische Universität <München> / Schöller Chair in … - 2009
Many patent applications lapse before they are reviewed by patent examiners. In thispaper we analyze how even a lapsed patent application yields benefits to the applicant.We argue that these benefits are attributable to pendency and publication of patentapplications. Based on an analysis of all...