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  • 28 Feb 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

Patent Trolls and Small-Business Employment

Keywords: by Ian Appel, Joan Farre-Mensa, and Elena Simintzi
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment

By: Ian Appel, Joan Farre-Mensa and Elena Simintzi
We analyze how frivolous patent-infringement claims made by “patent trolls” affect small firms’ ability to create jobs, raise capital, and survive. Our identification strategy exploits the staggered passage of anti-patent-troll laws at the state level. We find that the... View Details
Keywords: Patent Trolls; Patents; Small Business; Employment; Venture Capital
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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment

By: Joan Farre-Mensa, Ian Appel and Elena Simintzi
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  • 14 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

Outcomes By: Schupbach, John, Amitabh Chandra, and Robert S. Huckman Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52228 Patent Trolls and Small Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne