Tag: Cesare Righi

Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Strategic Use of Continuations at the USPTO

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Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe

New research analyzing the effect of standard essential patents (SEPs) on patent continuations, showing opportunistic behavior in the filing of continuations after the disclosure of SEPs.

Tags: Cesare Righi, Intellectual Property, Patents, Standards, Timothy Simcoe

Declining Industrial Dynamism

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James Bessen, Erich Denk, Joowon Kim, and Cesare Righi

New research shows the effects of investments in IT on reducing turnover among dominant firms.

Tags: Antitrust, Cesare Righi, Competition, Economic Dynamism, Erich Denk, James Bessen, Joowon Kim, Public Policy, Regulation

Shocking Technology: What Happens When Firms Make Large IT Investments?

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James Bessen and Cesare Righi

New research on the effects of large IT investments on employment and productivity.

Tags: Cesare Righi, Information Technology, Innovation, James Bessen, Jobs, Skills & Wages