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 (with notes about the ones that were not on last month's list):

1. The AIA 500 Expanded: Effects of Patent Monetization Entities, by Robin Feldman, Thomas Ewing & Sara Jeruss
2. Review of Canadian University Fair Dealing Policies, by Lisa Di Valentino (the title is a pretty good summary)
3. A Simple Approach to Setting Reasonable Royalties for Standard-Essential Patents, by Mark Lemley & Carl Shapiro
4. How Should the Law Think About Robots?, by Neil M. Richards & William Smart (summary on WSJ Law Blog and Slashdot)
5. The Interpretation-Construction Distinction in Patent Law, by Tun-Jen Chiang & Lawrence B. Solum
6. How Copyright Drives Innovation in Scholarly Publishing, by Adam Mossoff
7. Beyond the Patents-Prizes Debate, by Daniel J. Hemel & Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (we are of course thrilled to be on this list!)
8. Copyright Trolls and Presumptively Fair Uses, by Brad A. Greenberg (argues that when a "copyright troll" sues, fair use should be presumed)
9. Do Pharmaceutical Firms Invest More Heavily in Countries with Data Exclusivity?, by Mike Palmedo ("The data presented here suggest there is no relationship between whether or not a country has data exclusivity, and the amount of investment in the country by the pharmaceutical industry.")
10. Do Trademark Lawyers Matter?, by Deborah R. Gerhardt & Jon P. McClanahan (using PTO data, finds that having a lawyer significantly increases likelihood of success)