This report updates and expands the paper, patent, and company datasets collected for Zyontz and Pomeroy-Carter (2021) through 2022. Particular attention is paid to worldwide CRISPR activity in plant applications. The results from the databases updated for this report reveal a number of...

Patent litigation is widely regarded as one of the most complex types of civil litigation, with costs often totaling millions of dollars and typical case durations stretching for years. Also, the burdens of patent case complexity land on both sides of the technology divide, as large producers...

We investigate the relationship between the exclusive rights of patents, their information disclosures, and the impact they have on the development of future technologies. We discover a significant positive relationship. Specifically, we find that the private rights and technological impact of...

Forward citations are arguably the most widely used empirical metric for patents, including as indicators of patent information content, cumulative innovation, value, and knowledge flows. However, forward citations have major shortcomings. Citations require long time horizons to accrue, and...

This study uses machine learning techniques to model patent claim clarity and analyze how clarity relates to important patent policy objectives. Specifically, machine learning models are trained on a dataset of over 600,000 U.S. patent applications that were (or were not) rejected for...

Patent infringement litigation has not only increased dramatically in frequency over the past few decades, but also has also seen striking growth in both stakes and cost. Although a relatively rich literature has added much to our understanding of the nature, causes, and consequences of patent...

Arbitration providers, such as the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and JAMS, have promulgated due process protocols to regulate the fairness of consumer and employment arbitration agreements. A common criticism of these due process protocols, however, has been that they lack an...