Entering the post-industrial age, knowledge has become an important asset for sustained competitive advantage. In recent years, a new type of patent acquirers has emerged. These companies do not produce goods and therefore, do not need patents in their historical meaning. However, they acquire...

I Part One: How Direct Licensing Increased Competition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Copyright Law and Natural Monopolies -- 3 Traditional Blanket License -- 4 Direct Licensing as an Alternative to the Traditional Blanket License -- 5 Conclusion -- II Part Two: Why Putting Music Content Creators First...

Empirische Analyse von Patentpools -- Handlungsempfehlungen zur Gestaltung von Patentpools -- Adaption und Anwendung des Institutional Analysis and Development Framework für Nutzergemeinschaften immaterieller Ressourcen.

Applying novel datasets, Fabian Gäßler analyzes how key aspects of the current patent system in Europe and Germany, respectively, affect patent enforcement and patent trade. In particular, he shows what factors determine court selection in patent litigation and how the jurisdictional...

Over the last decades, technological progress has brought about a multitude of standardization problems. For instance, compatibility standards ensure the interoperability of goods, which is of decisive importance when users face positive externalities in consumption. Consumers' expectations are...

Grundlagen von gewerblichen Schutzrechten -- Generierung von Patenten -- Bewertung von Patenten -- Verwertung und Kommerzialisierung von Patenten -- Organisation des Patentmanagements -- Ausprägungen des Patentmanagements -- Patente in der Ära von Open Innovation -- Successful Practice...

Licensing spielt in der Konsumgüterindustrie und im Dienstleistungssektor eine wichtige Rolle. Unternehmen nutzen Lizenzthemen, Prominente oder Marken, um die Attraktivität ihrer Produkte für den Konsumenten zu erhöhen. Und Marken werden von Unternehmen bewusst so aufgebaut, dass sie mit...

Deals with the topic of out-licensing as a novel form of risk-sharing collaborations. The phenomenon of out-licensing is illustrated by three major case studies of Novartis, Schering and Roche as well as several smaller case studies. This book applies the Nobel Prize awarded economic theory of...