The effectiveness of trade mark protection depends on the enforceability of rights. However, little is known about how trade mark owners actually go about enforcing their trade marks in the civil courts. The few studies which have emerged recently show a high success rate for trade mark owners....

There is some evidence that small European firms areless likely to patent their innovations than large firms. This studyinvestigates whether firm size affects the intensity of intellectual property(patents, trademarks, and registered designs) use in Australia. If there isunderinvestment in...