Bekkers, Rudi; Bongard, René; Nuvolari, Alessandro - 2014
In the field of compatibility standards, an increasing number of companies claim to own so-called essential patents (i ….e. those patents that are indispensable for designing and manufacturing products conforming to the standard). It is widely … believed that the ownership of such patents is a very valuable bargaining tool in cross-license negotiations, while for non …