Why Domestic Companies Win More Lawsuits in Local Courts
Featuring Anand Nandkumar
A study finds local firms fare better than foreign ones in legal disputes due to court-driven nationalism.
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Anand Nandkumar
Associate Professor of Strategy. He is also the Executive Director of the Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE) and Associate Dean of the Centre for Learning and Teaching Excellence (CLTE). He studies the intersection of industrial organisation, technological change, and business strategy, focusing on industries such as pharma, biotech, and software.
Key Takeaways
- In patent disputes, domestic firms have advantage over foreign companies due to economic nationalism in courts.
- Judges often use nationalistic language to justify decisions that favour local businesses over foreign ones.
- Conservative judges are more likely to favour domestic firms, while liberal judges tend to be more neutral.