Top 10 New IP Paper Downloads

Here's an updated list of the most downloaded IP papers that were posted on SSRN in the past 60 days:

1. The America Invents Act 500: Effects of Patent Monetization Entities on US Litigation, by Sara Jeruss, Robin Cooper Feldman & Joshua H. Walker (analyzing the data provided for the GAO study on non-practicing entities)
2. Unenforceability, by Lee Petherbridge, Jason Rantanen & R. Polk Wagner (empirically examining the characteristics of unenforceable patents, blogged about on Patently-O)
3. Unenforceability: Research Report, by Lee Petherbridge, Jason Rantanen & R. Polk Wagner (short version of above)
4. Why the Right to Data Portability Likely Reduces Consumer Welfare: Antitrust and Privacy Critique, by Peter P. Swire & Yianni Lagos (discussing the proposed new European right to data portability)
5. Planning in the Digital Age, by Gerry W. Beyer
6. Brief of Digital Humanities and Law Scholars as Amici Curiae in Authors Guild v. Google, by Matthew L. Jockers, Matthew Sag & Jason Schultz
7. Copyright’s Mercantilist Turn: Do We Need More Copyright or Less?, by Glynn S. Lunney, Jr.
8. Parody As Brand, by Stacey L. Dogan & Mark A. Lemley (discussing brand parodies such as Charbucks and Chewy Vuiton)
9. Taking Innovation Seriously: Antitrust Enforcement If Innovation Mattered Most, by Tim Wu (discussing how innovation-focused antitrust enforcement would look)
10. Inventions Made for Hire, by Joshua L. Simmons (arguing that patent law should adopt a principle similar to the work made for hire doctrine in copyright)