Essential Patents in Pools: Is Value Intrinsic or Induced?

CERNA Working Paper No. 2010-04

32 Pages Posted: 29 May 2010 Last revised: 21 May 2011

Date Written: April 18, 2011

Abstract

This paper analyzes empirically the value - as measured by patent citations - of a set of 1363 essential patents belonging to 9 different patent pools. We find that pooled patents receive more cites than control patents having the same characteristics but not included in a pool. This difference stems only partly from the pools’ ability to select the most cited patents. Indeed we show that being included in a pool also tends to increase the value of patents. This induced effect reflects the incentive for patent owners to join a pool. We analyze it in details in order to better understand the drivers of enhanced patent value.

Suggested Citation

Delcamp, Henry, Essential Patents in Pools: Is Value Intrinsic or Induced? (April 18, 2011). CERNA Working Paper No. 2010-04, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1617186 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1617186

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