rates and reduce output as compared to non-integration. Horizontal integration of IP holders (or a patent pool) solves the … complements problem but not the double mark-up problem. Vertical integration discourages entry and reduces innovation incentives …, while horizontal integration always encourages entry and innovation …

discourages entry and reduces innovation incentives, while horizontal integration always benefits from entry and innovation …

We study the licensing incentives of an independent input producer owning a patented product innovation which allows …

How does patent enforcement affect subsequent innovation? I exploit patent infringement litigation in the United States … to analyze the effect of patent enforcement on cumulative innovation. The results imply that subsequent innovation … patent and reductions in asymmetric information are particular driver of the increase in follow-on innovation. Although there …

The Constitution gives Congress the power to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." The patent system … v. MercExchange, this Note advocates a patent system that will allow access to stagnant patents sooner. The proposed … system starts with an initial exclusive patent period that is much shorter, and then includes renewable periods of …

This paper examines the implications of Open Source License (OSL) selection on software innovation, and suggests how …

A current refrain in patent policy discourse is that “overly-broad” patents of “dubious validity” retard innovation. We … scope and/or validity harm innovation. The Selden automobile patent is alleged to have been such a patent. We review the … and validity of Selden’s patent claims, there is no evidence that innovation was retarded. We show that Henry Ford and …