deter entry with the threat of patent litigation. We show that a positive cross-licensing royalty rate, which would …

patent disputes, with a focus on Shapiro(2003)'s consumer protection rule. We show that, when a potential entrant … strategically incurs an entry cost before engaging in a patent dispute, a more stringent settlement policy of deterring costly entry … benefits the patent-holder and may raise static efficiency. Concerning asymmetric information, when the disputants, but not the …

competitive firms in the final product market, each with one essential patent necessary for production. The equilibrium price …

deter entry with the threat of patent litigation. We show that a positive cross-licensing royalty rate, which would …