Enforcement of essential patents and industry standards: more economic or innovative approach?
Journal
Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
1
Pages
55-77
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper analyzes the interface between industry standards and enforcement of patent rights. When a patent is incorporated into a standard, the patent holder has economic power to exclude its competitors from the markets and increase prices of products and services deliberately. Under this circumstance, competition laws provide effective remedy against the anti-competitive practice. Nevertheless, this paper asserts that an innovative perspective and the incentive to innovate might need to be taken into consideration.
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Type
journal article