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The Ftc’S Pae Study: Doing More Harm Than Good, Kristen Osenga
The Ftc’S Pae Study: Doing More Harm Than Good, Kristen Osenga
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Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report of its study of patent assertion entities (PAEs). The report was long anticipated and could have gone a long way to shining some light on patent licensing firms – who they are, how they operate, and so on. After all, patent licensing firms are misunderstood, partially because so much of their activity is not visible to the public. In theory, because the FTC has the power to obtain this invisible information, the study could have provided the data and insight needed to better understand these firms and improve the policy dialogue …
Why The Ftc Study On Paes Is Destined To Produce Incomplete And Inaccurate Results, Kristen Osenga
Why The Ftc Study On Paes Is Destined To Produce Incomplete And Inaccurate Results, Kristen Osenga
Law Faculty Publications
In the near future, the Federal Trade Commission is going to release the results of its study on patent assertion entities (PAEs). While it is very clear that we need additional information to understand the many complex business models that exist in the patent licensing world, the FTC’s study is unlikely to produce that information because of a few very critical flaws. What follows is an executive summary of my article, Sticks and Stones: How the FTC’s Name-Calling Misses the Complexity of Licensing-Based Business Models, published in the George Mason Law Review.