This paper analyzes how injunctions relate to patent hold-up problems. To this end, we present a simple model of … licensing negotiations between a patent holder and a downstream firm in the shadow of litigation. More specifically, we consider … the situation in which an injunction is granted as a matter of course if a patent is found valid and infringed upon in …

This study uses biform game models to examine firms' patent deployment strategies that involve a choice between … product market. It addresses the question of under what circumstances firms use a patent appropriation strategy over a … propositions to illustrate the mechanisms by which patent deployment strategies are chosen by an innovator or follower in a product …