Includes bibliographical references and index.

Studying patent infringement litigation / Jason Rantanen -- Legal empirical studies of patenting and patent licensing practices / Esther van Zimmeren -- The Australian 'valley of death'? Australian research and patenting practices in bioprinting and genome editing / Jane Nielsen, Dianne Nicol and Cameron Stewart -- Plant variety protection and farmers' rights in India and Indonesia / Christoph Antons and Amrithnath Sreedevi Babu -- From patents to trade secrets / Michael Risch -- Evidence-based IP research / Mateo Aboy, Louise C. Druedahl and Timo Minssen -- Solving trade secret disputes in Chinese courts : some empirical evidence / Runhua Wang -- A survey of empirical analysis of U.S. copyright law / Ben Depoorter -- An empirical defence of expanded fair dealing in UK copyright law / Emily Hudson -- Empirical methods for researching copyright in Australia / Kylie Pappalardo -- Public views on disgorgement of profits in copyright law / Branislav Hazucha -- The story of USPTO trademark data / Deborah R. Gerhardt and Jon J. Lee -- An empirical study of the basis of refusal of EU trade marks for 3D marks / Ilanah Fhima -- Trade marks law of Thailand and certain empirical incongruities / Piani Nanakorn -- Empirical experiences in IP : conducting qualitative empirical research in law and regulation / William van Caenegem -- A qualitative method for investigating design / Mark P. McKenna and Jessica Silbey -- Re-engaging with concerns over latent design invalidity : examination and invalidation of registered Community designs at the EUIPO / Jane Cornwell -- Empirical analysis of design litigation in Australia / Vicki Huang -- Determination of 'existing design' in Chinese patent infringement disputes / Xianwei Zhang.

"This comprehensive Research Handbook explores empirical legal studies of intellectual property law. It covers research from four continents and offers unique conclusions to aid in the creation and understanding of policies and legislation." -- back cover.