-discriminatory terms to manufacturers of standard-compliant products. However, these commitments may not be sufficient to prevent patent …

tacit knowledge and incomplete patents. -- Patent Pools ; Research and Development ; Innovation ; Tacit Knowledge …The conventional wisdom is that the formation of patent pools is welfare enhancing when patents are complementary …, since the pool avoids a double-marginalization problem associated with independent licensing. This conventional wisdom …

The conventional wisdom is that the formation of patent pools is welfare enhancing when patents are complementary …, since the pool avoids a double-marginalization problem associated with independent licensing. This conventional wisdom … role of the effect of pooling on innovation. The focus of this paper is on (downstream) product development and …

Many high technology goods are based on standards that require access to several patents that are owned by different IP … rates and reduce output as compared to non-integration. Horizontal integration of IP holders (or a patent pool) solves the … complements problem but not the double mark-up problem. Vertical integration discourages entry and reduces innovation incentives …

social welfare, and promotes upstream innovation as licensing revenue is increased. In an extended model with each licensor …

jurisdictions, comprising: (i) the treatment of licensing practices, including refusals to license; (ii) anti-competitive patent … importance for innovation, technology transfer and economic growth. As such, this important normative material also provides a … settlements; (iii) issues concerning standard-essential patents (SEPs); (iv) the conduct of patent assertion entities (PAEs); and …

exponential growth of patents claiming human DNA sequences might result in patent thickets, royalty stacking and, ultimately, a … inventions accessible for further use in research, diagnosis or treatment. The models include patent pools, clearing house … existing examples of collaborative licensing models. Those models are examined from a theoretical perspective and tested in a …

incentives to form a patent pool or engage in cross-licensing arrangements in the presence of uncertainty as to the validity and …Most patent pools are formed in the shadow of patent litigation as an attempt to settle disputes in regard to … incentives. Antitrust implications of patent pools are considered. The effects of patent pools on third party incentives to …

This paper studies the effects of vertical integration on innovation in the chipset and smartphone industries. I … innovation rates and social welfare, driven primarily by the investment coordination of the two merged firms …