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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Examiner leniency and the art of the accidental experiment
Startups with patents tend to attract more investment and grow faster. But do patents help them succeed, or do the most promising startups simply have better inventions to patent? This distinction matters because observing that patent holde...
Who calls the shots in global SEP disputes?
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In this post, I report on the “SEP and FRAND Developments” roundtable at the EPIP Conference in Turin on September 10, 2026. The European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) association organizes an annual conference that...
Putting a number on novelty
At first glance, the idea of measuring the degree of novelty may seem odd to patent attorneys and examiners. Novelty is a patentability requirement: an invention is either novel, or it is not. Any patent application that survives examinatio...
The false comfort of comparables
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As discussed in the first brief of The Patentist SEP Edition, determining a FRAND rate is rarely about finding a single, magical number. It is about the method used to arrive at that rate. Because this ecosystem thrives on pr...
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...
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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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