In a patent thicket licensing provides a mechanism to either avoid or resolve hold up. We study the choice between ex … context of a patent portfolio race. We show that high expected blocking leads to ex ante licensing while ex post licensing …

under development within the SDO are typically bound by so-called FRAND commitments – promises from the patent holder to … commitments impose certain constraints on the terms and conditions that patent holders may seek from licensees in comparison to … debate for at least a decade. The particular constraint discussed in this paper is whether FRAND prohibits patent portfolio …

rates and reduce output as compared to non-integration. Horizontal integration of IP holders (or a patent pool) solves the …

The Constitution gives Congress the power to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." The patent system … v. MercExchange, this Note advocates a patent system that will allow access to stagnant patents sooner. The proposed … system starts with an initial exclusive patent period that is much shorter, and then includes renewable periods of …

antitrust law, or a copyright or patent owner under intellectual property law - should be subject only to a liability rule of … reverse doctrine of equivalents in patent law and the Feist originality doctrine in copyright law have not yet been applied in …