… a patent institution makes collusion among innovators more difficult. Our argument is based
on two properties of the patent … that if a patent system reduces spillovers, it renders collusion …

… Abstract We argue that a patent system makes collusion among innovators more diffi cult.
Our simple argument is based on two properties of the patent system. First, a patent not only …

… For instance, a joint patent may facilitate or hinder licensing (depending on the legal regime
in place) and thus help the firms to implement the best strategy in the technology market. …

… However, in those markets where entry barriers are high (eg, because of needed patents),
the intrinsic … The lesson from this analysis is that demand fluctuations hinder collusion, and …

… When collusion suppressed price competition, colluding firms increased patent filings by
28 percent and top-quality patents by 20 percent. A significant portion of these …

… It can also hinder collusive behavior, since patents, by definition, afford deviating innovators
leverage in the punishment phase. Although some private agreements concerning …

… Oil’s low market share would hinder its ability to punish cartel … costs of patent licensing, an
overly permissive treatment of patent pools … hazards: a patent pool can facilitate collusion in a …

… pools help mitigate both the problems of "hold up" and "hold out" as these problems hinder
the … Pools of blocking patents are a medium through which collusive agreements are formed …

… patent holders as illustrated in different settings such as the pooling of … patents and the
licensing of essential patents by the Standard Setting Organisation members. Very often, patents …

… examine antitrust and patent policy issues raised by the possibility of collusive licensing where
the … on initial invention could not be licensed effectively and hence hindered subsequent …