Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office

By Mark A. Lemley. 2001

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation

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How patenting informs VC investors - The case of biotechnology (2014, background): “Patents may indicate to outsiders that a company has developed its technology to a certain extent and that it has ‘defined and carved out a market niche’ (Lemley, 2001, 1505).”
From the crowd to the market: The role of reward-based crowdfunding performance in attracting professional investors (2017, background): “…demonstrate that the new venture has invested a significant effort, in terms of both time and resources, to satisfy the patenting criteria, hence revealing its technological capabilities and certifying that the underlying technology is at an advanced development stage (Lemley, 2001; Long, 2002).”
Reputations for toughness in patent enforcement: implications for knowledge spillovers via inventor mobility (2009, positive): “Lemley (2001), for example, estimates that the cost of obtaining a typical U.S. patent, inclusive of filing and attorney fees, is approximately $20,000.”
Examiner Characteristics and Patent Office Outcomes (2012, background): “Cotropia, Lemley, and Sampat (2010) show that the examiner-provided citations are the ones that are most likely to be used in deciding whether to grant a patent.”
To Be Financed or Not : The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing (2009, positive): “Patents suggest that a company has developed its technology to a certain extent and that it has “defined and carved out a market niche” (Lemley 2001, 1505).”
How Strong Are Weak Patents (2008, background): “For a recent overview, see Mark Lemley and Carl Shapiro (2005).”