The Patentist
Gaétan de RassenfosseProviding a clear and non-technical introduction to patent rights, focusing on insights from the economic literature.
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Introducing The Patentist SEP Edition
The Patentist SEP Edition is a shorter, more specialized stream for readers interested in standard-essential patents (SEPs), FRAND licensing, patent pools, litigation, and the economics of technology standards. It will cover relevant report...
FRAND is not a number
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In this first brief of The Patentist SEP Edition, I discuss WIPO’s recent report on FRAND valuation. One reason the report is interesting is that it brings together perspectives from both sides of the SEP ecosystem: those clo...
Counting patents, miscounting innovation
Every year, we see rankings of the “most innovative” countries, regions, companies, universities, or even individual inventors. The tables vary, but the logic is often the same: count patents, rank actors, and infer innovativeness. But for...
Patents after the invention machine
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is now everywhere, and the patent system is no exception. AI is already used in prior-art search, document review, drafting assistance, examiner workflows, patent analytics, and even invention cre...
The hidden policy power of patent fees
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Patent fees are usually treated as a dull administrative detail—a line item in a legal budget or a necessary friction for maintaining a patent portfolio. But in 2025, a reported U.S. proposal to charge patent owners a fee equ...
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I am a Professor of Economics of Innovation at EPFL, Switzerland. If you enjoy evidence-based takes on patents and innovation, join hundreds of readers who receive The Patentist directly in their inbox.
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