purposes behind such pledges. This Article uses concepts from signaling theory in other disciplines to identify several patent …Traditional patent law theories teach that a patent's rights of exclusion are a patent's key benefit to the patentee … and are necessary to make the patent system work. Yet patentees are increasingly giving away such rights, in whole or in …

patenting in complex and discrete technologies. The model captures how competition for patent portfolios and complementarity of …We investigate incidence and evolution of patent thickets. Our empirical analysis is based on a theoretical model of … patents affect patenting incentives. We show that lower technological opportunities increase patenting incentives in complex …

neither. We show that two types of signalling equilibria are possible. Both are characterised by dispersion and Pareto …

randomized experiment, we demonstrate increased salience of patent status heightens consumers' beliefs that products are … five years, we find no evidence consumers respond to increased patent salience …

This Comment responds to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Request for Comments on Enhancing Patent Quality …

comparison can enhance the signaling potential of dissipative advertising. From the viewpoint of the entrant, the choice of …