The original publication is available at www.crninet.com/pdf_file/ITS/CRNI_09_01_0029.pdfInternational audienceFrom the perspective of antitrust authorities, the multiplication of patents embodied in technology standards is a source of concerns. Certainly it is necessary and efficient that patents owners derive a revenue from the use of the standard. Yet by their function - ensuring compatibility between different products by promoting a common technology platform in a particular industry - standards generate potential for market power far beyond the legal protection conferred by patents. Patent holders may thus be tempted to leverage their position to make illegal profits. Such concerns arise in two different cases that have fueled antitru...
Patent pools are contractual agreements where patent rights are transferred to a common holding comp...
Although the antitrust laws apply to all industries, the application must be tempered in each case b...
Despite the substantial benefits of standards in today's economy, the recent advent of standard esse...
The original publication is available at www.crninet.com/pdf_file/ITS/CRNI_09_01_0029.pdfInternation...
The original publication is available at www.crninet.com/pdf_file/ITS/CRNI_09_01_0029.pdfInternation...
While many recognize the critical role that technology plays in modern life, few appreciate the role...
We have two conceptions of the relationship between antitrust and patent: in tension or complementar...
Using a simple model of patent licensing followed by product-market competition, this paper investig...
Since the federal antitrust laws were first passed they have cycled through extreme positions on the...
Technical standards that facilitate interoperability are believed to be crucial in the growth and de...
The social welfare problematics of patent pooling by competitors are well known. Competitor patent p...
Technical standards that facilitate interoperability are believed to be crucial in the growth and de...
Patent ambush describes certain rent-seeking behavior by the owner of patent rights to a technology...
Patent ambush describes certain rent-seeking behavior by the owner of patent rights to a technology...
Much attention has been paid in recent years to legal issues arising from standard setting, assertio...
Patent pools are contractual agreements where patent rights are transferred to a common holding comp...
Although the antitrust laws apply to all industries, the application must be tempered in each case b...
Despite the substantial benefits of standards in today's economy, the recent advent of standard esse...
The original publication is available at www.crninet.com/pdf_file/ITS/CRNI_09_01_0029.pdfInternation...
The original publication is available at www.crninet.com/pdf_file/ITS/CRNI_09_01_0029.pdfInternation...
While many recognize the critical role that technology plays in modern life, few appreciate the role...
We have two conceptions of the relationship between antitrust and patent: in tension or complementar...
Using a simple model of patent licensing followed by product-market competition, this paper investig...
Since the federal antitrust laws were first passed they have cycled through extreme positions on the...
Technical standards that facilitate interoperability are believed to be crucial in the growth and de...
The social welfare problematics of patent pooling by competitors are well known. Competitor patent p...
Technical standards that facilitate interoperability are believed to be crucial in the growth and de...
Patent ambush describes certain rent-seeking behavior by the owner of patent rights to a technology...
Patent ambush describes certain rent-seeking behavior by the owner of patent rights to a technology...
Much attention has been paid in recent years to legal issues arising from standard setting, assertio...
Patent pools are contractual agreements where patent rights are transferred to a common holding comp...
Although the antitrust laws apply to all industries, the application must be tempered in each case b...
Despite the substantial benefits of standards in today's economy, the recent advent of standard esse...