A New Approach To Patent Reform
By Michael Meurer
Patents are supposed to cover new and innovative inventions, so why are there patents on old or obvious creations such as a stick, a method of swinging on a swing, and bread with the crust cut off?
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Patents and Price Fixing by Serial Colluders
William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, and Michael J. Meurer
New research arguing for new policies to address serial collusion in various industries, including guidance to antitrust enforcers about how to better understand and combat serial collusion facilitated by patents.
Patent System Often Stifles the Innovation It Was Designed to Encourage
Michael Meurer and Janet Freilich in The Conversation offering suggestions for improving the patent system.
Serial Collusion by Multi-Product Firms
William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, and Michael J. Meurer
New research and policy recommendations to combat serial collusion by firms selling multiple products.
Allocating Patent Litigation Risk Across the Supply Chain
Michael J. Meurer
Although the paradigmatic defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit is a vertically integrated manufacturer, modern supply chains now include many different businesses, each of which must contemplate the risk of patent infringement when entering into the contracts to form those chains. This paper provides some guidance on best practices for terms of indemnification agreements that address both efficient risk management and effective bargaining against a patent-plaintiff.
Brief of Amici Curiae Law, Business, and Economics Scholars in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, No. 13-298
Michael Meurer
Bargaining Failure and Failure to Bargain
Michael Meurer