Audretsch, David B. (contributor); Lehmann, Erik (contributor) - 2004
(1998, 2000) point out, ownership is not necessary to protect the rents,
since the individual patent is a critical resource … of the firm and the patent owner has – legally
– the power to withdraw this resource. Thus, the ownership of the patent … offers the threat of
exclusion (Grossman and Hart, 1986). Since a patent owner has both, the power to withdraw
the asset …