Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools

Technological standards give rise to a complements problem that affects pricing and innovation incentives of technology producers. In this paper I discuss how patent pools can be used to solve these problems and what incentives patent holders have to form a patent pool. I offer some suggestions how competition authorities can foster the formation of welfare increasing patent pools.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Schmidt, Klaus M.
Publisher:	München : Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
Subject:	Standardisierung \| Patent \| Unternehmenskooperation \| Innovation \| Ökonomischer Anreiz \| Wettbewerbspolitik \| Theorie \| Patent pools \| standard setting organisations \| innovation \| complements problem \| patent thicket

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Series:	SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; 342
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5282/ubm/epub.13212 [DOI] 645940984 [GVK] hdl:10419/93920 [Handle] RePEc:trf:wpaper:342 [RePEc]
Classification:	L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility ; L24 - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures ; O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development
Source:	EconStor

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