Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools

Schmidt, Klaus M. (November 2010): Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 342

Abstract

Technological standards give rise to a complements problem that affects pricing and innovation incentives of technology producers. In this paper I discuss how patent pools can be used to solve these problems and what incentives patent holders have to form a patent pool. I offer some suggestions how competition authorities can foster the formation of welfare increasing patent pools.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: Patent pools, standard setting organisations, innovation, complements problem, patent thicket
• Fakultät: Sonderforschungsbereiche > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems ; Sonderforschungsbereiche > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems > A4 - Unvollständige Verträge, Marktinteraktion und soziale Vergleichsprozesse ; Volkswirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaft > Lehrstühle > Seminar für Wirtschaftstheorie
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• JEL Classification: L15, L24, O3
• Sprache: Englisch