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Depoorter, Ben --- "Intellectual property enforcement costs" [2019] ELECD 1944; in Depoorter, Ben; Menell, Peter; Schwartz, David (eds), "Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 407

Book Title: Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law

Editor(s): Depoorter, Ben; Menell, Peter; Schwartz, David

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 15

Section Title: Intellectual property enforcement costs

Author(s): Depoorter, Ben

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

Intellectual property enforcement has become a matter of great controversy over the past few decades. Concerns with the private and social costs of enforcing intellectual property rights have instigated intense discussions and a substantial body of literature. This chapter describes the various negative, positive, and distributive effects of costly IP enforcement. It discusses the optimal scope of IP rights in light of enforcement costs and reviews several area-specific enforcement issues in copyright, trademark, and patent law.