Helmers, Christian, Lefouili, Yassine, Love, Brian and McDonagh, Luke
(2016)
The Effect of Fee Shifting On Litigation: Evidence from a Policy Innovation in Intermediate Cost Shifting.
TSE Working Paper, n. 16-740, Toulouse
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Abstract
We study the effect of fee shifting rules on litigation. First, we build a model to study the theoretical effect that a change in cost-recovery rules has on case filings, (post-filing) settlement, win rates, and plaintiffs’ average litigation expenditures. We then undertake an empirical analysis of the introduction of an intermediate cost shifting rule that falls between the English and American Rules: a reform that limits the size of fee awards to successful litigants in cases decided by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), one of two venues where IP cases may be filed in England and Wales. Our empirical analysis takes advantage of heterogeneity among case types and compares IPEC cases with intellectual property cases litigated at the High Court of England andWales, which was not subject to this reform. We
find that the cap on recoverable costs increased the number of patent cases filed, decreased the plaintiff win rate, and decreased plaintiffs’ average litigation expenditures.
Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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Language: | English |
Date: | December 2016 |
Place of Publication: | Toulouse |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Litigation, Fee Shifting, Intellectual Property, Court Reform, U, K |
JEL Classification: | K41 - Litigation Process O34 - Intellectual Property Rights - National and International Issues |
Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
Institution: | Université Toulouse 1 capitole |
Site: | UT1 |
Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2016 15:06 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2021 07:27 |
OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:31251 |
URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/22564 |
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