O'donoghue and Zweimüller (2004, J. of Econ. Growth), a seminal work, showed that broadening leading breadth in patent protection can stimulate innovation. However, the empirical literature has consistently found skeptical results on the positive effect. To fill the gap, we build another...

O'donoghue and Zweimuller (2004, J. of Econ. Growth), a seminal work, showed that broadening leading breadth in patent protection can stimulate innovation. However, the empirical literature has consistently found skeptical results on the positive effect. To fill the gap, we build another...

We consider stable licensing schemes that are combinations of lump-sum fee and per-unit royalty realized as bargaining outcomes in transferring a new technology from a technology holder to oligopolistic firms through licensing. The licensing schemes on which the technology holder and licensees...