Choi, Jay Pil; Gerlach, Heiko A. - 2024
This paper analyzes private and social incentives to levy an ad valorem licensing fee in a supply chain governed by the … demonstrate that charging licensing fees at both stages of the supply chain (“double-dipping”) can be profitable for the patent … licensing segment is irrelevant for the patent holder and consumers. When exactly one segment of the value chain is monopolistic …