tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7174331568595042735..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: The rise of patent monetization entities Part Two: the situation in the UKVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-9616663546325036022013-04-29T11:08:05.246+01:002013-04-29T11:08:05.246+01:00Thanks Stefano, I enjoyed these posts. When it com...Thanks Stefano, I enjoyed these posts. When it comes to the unitary patent, I'm perhaps more skeptical than you, but that's because I'm based in a jurisdiction where judges and IP don't get along too well.<br /><br />Meldrew is right about continuation, generally it mixes things up when dealing with cross country age comparison. However, in this case, the nature of the patents examined in the study you linked in the US post makes it likely that continuation was not an issue there. Sounds like the EU is following the US, with a delay of a couple decades!<br /><br />LâkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-28633771499324553202013-04-28T20:58:24.838+01:002013-04-28T20:58:24.838+01:00", this finding is at odds with the US data, ...", this finding is at odds with the US data, where a high percentage (40%) of the patents asserted in PAE cases are less than one year old." - Counting form when? Don't forget that US continuation practice makes comparison of statistics on patent age difficult.<br /><br />And generally, don't forget size matters - there is a lot more to win with a US patent than with,say, a German one. The unitary patent will give a still bigger market, and so more temptation to PAEs.Meldrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841440718012449720noreply@blogger.com