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Table of Contents
Table of Contents i
Nomenclatures iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
1.1 What is a Patent? 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem: 2
1.3 Purpose of the Study: 4
1.4 Hypotheses: 5
1.5 Research Questions: 5
1.6 Methodology: 6
1.7 Significance of the Study: 6
1.8 Structure of the Thesis: 6
Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework 7
2.1 Economics of Patents: 7
2.2 Externalities: 10
2.3 The Coase Theorem: 11
2.4 Patent Infringement and Innovation Deterrence: 13
2.5 Patent Trolls: 16
2.6 Case Study 1: Apple v. Samsung: 18
2.7 Case Study 2: Novartis v. Union of India: 19
Chapter Three: Patent Laws: Comparative Study 22
3.1 Main International Patent Treaties: 22
3.2 Selected Regional and Domestic Patent Litigation Systems: 25
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Discussion 33
4.1 Survey Methodology: 33
4.2 Data Analysis: 34
4.3 Discussion: 37
Chapter Five: Conclusion 39
5.1 Findings: 39
5.2 Recommendations: 39
References 41
Appendix 1: In-house Attorneys Survey 47
Appendix 2: Private Attorneys Survey 54