Autori
Capuano, Carlo
Grassi, Iacopo

Titolo
Imperfect patent protection, licensing, and willingness to pay for the innovation
Periodico
Economia e politica industriale
Anno: 2020 - Volume: 47 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 333 - Pagina finale: 359

This article analyzes the ways in which imperfect patent protection affects patent holders’ licensing decisions, firms’ willingness to pay for the innovation, and social welfare. We consider a cost-reducing innovation by either an incumbent or a (potential) entrant. According to our analysis, when patent protection is high enough, the entrant is willing to pay more compared with the incumbent, it licenses the innovation exclusively, and it acts as a non-practicing entity. In the case of low patent protection, the threat of imitation discourages licensing agreements, and consequently, the incumbent ends up investing more. Thus, the level of patent protection impacts the structure of the market, affecting R&D appropriability and social welfare.



SICI: 0391-2078(2020)47:2<333:IPPLAW>2.0.ZU;2-F

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