Amir, Rabah; Encaoua, David; Lefouili, Yassine - In: Games and Economic Behavior 88 (2014) C, pp. 320-338
This paper investigates the choice of a licensing mechanism by the holder of a patent whose validity is uncertain. We provide sufficient conditions of a general nature under which the licensor prefers to use a per-unit royalty contract. In particular we show that this is the case for the holders...