From the perspective of antitrust authorities, the multiplication of patents embodied in technology standards is a source of concerns. Certainly it is necessary and efficient that patents owners derive a revenue from the use of the standard. Yet by their function - ensuring compatibility between...

I develop a stylized model of court procedures that resolve disputes concerning FRAND-encumbered standard essential patents (SEPs). I analyze the effects of injunctions and potential court-imposed FRAND rates on negotiated royalty rates. The SEP-holders' ability to hold-up is constrained by the...

This document describes the methodology developed by the Melbourne Institute to: (i) harmonise holders of intellectual property rights (IPRs) at IP Australia (applications for patent, designs, trademarks and plant breeder's rights); (ii) match Australian IPRs holders to the Australian business...

Este documento presenta una aproximación metodológica a la discriminación de segundo grado. El modelo formulado es aplicado al caso de registro marcario de tarifas multiclase a propósito de la adhesión de Colombia al Protocolo de Madrid en 2011. La metodología propuesta está construida...

Статья посвящена инвестиционным фондам нового поколения, появившимся на финансовом рынке в последнем десятилетии в результате быстрого развития коммерческого...

Статьяпо священа анализу теоретических подходов к классификации объектов интеллектуальной собственности. Исследована история развития подходов к...

The phenomenon of the intellectual property is becoming more known, exceeding the dimensions of law and legal rules governing the protection of intellectual activity’s results. The approach to the category of intellectual property from the economic point of view is less studied, in comparison...

Currently, according to the law, the expert is treated as a witness, and the expertise - presented as a report - is treated as a work implemented in support of justice only. Referring to the intellectual property, an expert report is often a research work with pronounced character of...

Intellectual property law has received a final and official dedication along with the conclusion of the Convention that led to the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), signed on 14th July 1967, in Stockholm. Within the strategy of economic, social and cultural...