Jeon, Doh-Shin and Lefouili, Yassine (2015) Cross-Licensing and Competition. TSE Working Paper, n. 15-577, Toulouse

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Abstract

We analyze the competitive effects of bilateral cross-licensing agreements in a setting with many competing firms. We show that firms can sustain the monopoly outcome if they can sign unconstrained bilateral cross-licensing contracts. This result is robust to increasing the number of firms who can enter into a cross-licensing agreement. We also investigate the scenario in which a cross-licensing contract cannot involve the payment of a royalty by a licensee who decides ex post not to use the licensed technology. Finally, policy implications regarding the antitrust treatment of cross-licensing agreements are derived.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Language: English
Date: 19 May 2015
Place of Publication: Toulouse
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cross-Licensing, Royalties, Collusion, Antitrust and Intellectual Property
JEL Classification: D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L24 - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures; Technology Licensing
L41 - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
O34 - Intellectual Property Rights - National and International Issues
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Institution: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2015 13:08
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2021 15:49
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:29317
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/16910

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