Intellectual Property Intermediaries
Posted: 25 Jan 2012
Date Written: January 16, 2011
Abstract
During the past 5 to 10 years, several different intermediation business models have emerged for the intellectual property (IP) market. This note describes the most prominent ones: non-practicing entities (or patent trolls), defensive patent aggregators, online IP platforms, live IP auctions and IP exchanges.
Learning Objective: Illustrating challenges associated with establishing business models for intellectual property intermediation.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hagiu, Andrei, Intellectual Property Intermediaries (January 16, 2011). Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Case No. 711-486, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1991940
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