Patent Trolls on Markets for Technology –An Empirical Analysis of Trolls’ Patent Acquisitions

Patent trolls appropriate profits from innovation solely by enforcing patents against infringers.They are often characterized as relying on low-quality patents, an assessment that, if correct,would imply that eradicating such patents would effectively terminate the troll business. Inthis paper, we shed light on this issue by empirically analyzing trolls’ patent acquisitions....

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Year of publication:	2009-09-01
Authors:	Henkel, Joachim ; Fischer, Timo
Institutions:	Technische Universität <München> / Schöller Chair in Technology and Innovation Management
Subject:	Technologie \| technology \| Innovation \| Patent \| Rechtsverletzung \| infringement

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Extent:	143360 bytes 34 p. application/pdf
Series:	Technische Universität München - Technologie-und Innovationsmanagement - Publikationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	M10 - Business Administration. General ; O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues ; IS Components ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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