Strategic Patent Acquisitions

30 Pages Posted: 3 Jul 2013 Last revised: 1 Jan 2015

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Fiona M. Scott Morton

Yale School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Carl Shapiro

University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

Date Written: July 2, 2013

Abstract

We report data on patent litigation activity initiated by patent assertion entities and discuss the tactics used by these entities to monetize the patents they acquire. We develop a simple economic model to evaluate the effect of enhanced patent monetization on innovation and on consumers. We then study the economic effects of several different categories of patent acquisitions based on the type of seller, the type of buyer, and the patent portfolio involved.

Keywords: patents, innovation, competition

JEL Classification: K21, L40, O31, O34

Suggested Citation

Scott Morton, Fiona M. and Shapiro, Carl, Strategic Patent Acquisitions (July 2, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2288911 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2288911

Fiona M. Scott Morton

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