We consider a monopolistic screening model of patent licensing. There is one patentee and one licensee and the patentee … patentee except for some prior belief about it. In this scenario, we find the linear optimal licensing contract. …

In the literature of patent licensing, most of the studies are done where new technology is transferred from a cost … situation of patent licensing where the technology transfer takes place from an innovative firm, which is relatively inefficient … in terms of cost of production to its cost-efficient rival. We look for optimal licensing arrangements in this …

We consider the issue of patent licensing in a linear city framework where firms are located at the end points of the … city and compete in price. We consider three types of licensing arrangements, namely, auction, fixed fee, royalty; and … focus on the optimal licensing strategy of an outsider patentee as well as an insider patentee. Contrary to the findings in …