Audit Fees, Patent Litigation, and Long-Term Performance
Ya-Fang Wang (yfwang2@pu.edu.tw)
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Ya-Fang Wang: Providence University, 200, Sec. 7, Taiwan Boulevard, Shalu Dist., Taichung City 43301, Taiwan
International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, 7-15
Abstract:
Purpose:The business risk of patent litigation contributes to auditors’ professional skepticism and thereby results in different audit pricing decisions. Patent infringement is viewed as a specific news and thereby results in different economic consequences. This study examines the association among auditor reaction, patent litigation, and long-term economic consequences by exploring the different patent infringement cases. Design/methodology/approach:This study adopts a regression model to examine my research issues. Finding: The empirical results suggest that, (1) auditors consider patent settlement as a risk factor in the evaluation of business risks and lead to higher audit fees and lower business risk; (2) overseas patent litigation may affect auditors’ perceived risk of patent litigation and lead to higher audit fees and lower business risk; (3) relative to Plaintiff companies, auditors perceive Defendant companies have a higher business risk and lead to higher audit fees and lower business risk; (4) relative to companies without overseas litigation, auditors perceive companies with overseas litigation have a higher business risk and lead to higher audit fees and lower business risk; (5) Defendant companies have the advantage of long-term growth performance within 3 years after settlement negotiations of patent litigation; (6) settlement negotiations would be a significant moderator for overseas patent litigation, and companies are more likely to obtain a favorable long-term performance. Research limitations/implications: Research data is obtained from three different sources: First, the lawsuit information was hand-collected from the Market Observation Post System (MOPS). Second, the patent-related information was hand-collected from the Taiwan Patent Search System (TPSS). Third, audit fees and accounting data were obtained from the Taiwan Economic Journal (TEJ) database. Therefore, hand-collected data and lack of audit fees data restrict the research sample to a manageable size. The number of observations during the period 2010-2020, which totals 307 observations.
Keywords: Patent Litigation; Audit Fees; Long-Term Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M41 M42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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