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Technology Licensing In A Differentiated Oligopoly, Aniruddha Bagchi, Arijit Mukherjee
Technology Licensing In A Differentiated Oligopoly, Aniruddha Bagchi, Arijit Mukherjee
Aniruddha Bagchi
We show the effects of product differentiation and product market competition on technology licensing by an outside innovator. For a certain range of product differentiation, both the innovator and the society prefer royalty licensing compared to auction (or fixed-fee), irrespective of Cournot and Bertrand competition, if the number of potential licensees is sufficiently large. Hence, for such a range of product differentiation, neither the innovator nor the antitrust authority requires information about the type of product market competition in preferring the type of the licensing contract.
Licensing And Patent Protection, Aniruddha Bagchi, Arijit Mukherjee
Licensing And Patent Protection, Aniruddha Bagchi, Arijit Mukherjee
Aniruddha Bagchi
We show the impact of technology licensing on optimal patent policy. Strong patent protection that eliminates imitation may not be the equilibrium outcome in the presence of licensing. Depending on the cost of innovation, licensing may either increase or reduce the strength of the patent protection.