How does patent examination influence access to finance for innovative firms? We exploit a reform to the UK's patent … system that introduced substantive examination to the patent application process, improving the information available to … leading to firm growth. Our results highlight the role of patent examination in reducing information asymmetries, enhancing …

prevention of COVID-19. The aim of the report is to support national patent offices and interested parties in developing … countries with information that can serve as guidance for the examination of the claims contained in relevant patents or patent … applications. The antibody combination considered for the patent analysis in this paper are Casirivimab and Imdevimab. The vaccines …

legal principle of patent exhaustion. With perfect competition at the upstream and downstream stage, the choice of the … licensing segment is irrelevant for the patent holder and consumers. When exactly one segment of the value chain is monopolistic … while the other one is competitive, the patent holder prefers licensing at the monopolistic stage leading to an alignment of …