Week 5
Cumulative innovations: Hold-up problem
Lecture
Monday February 12, 2018
Readings
(BP) Section 19.3.1
(LM) Part II, pp. 37-42
Shapiro, C. (2001). Navigating the Patent Thicket: Cross Licenses, Patent Pools, and Standard Setting. NBER/Innovation Policy and the Economy 1: 119-150. (here)
Slides (see attached file)
Preparation for next week
Read (and comment if you wish) on IPdigIT
Do patent rights facilitate or impede cumulative innovation?
Deadline for submitting a comment: Friday February 16, 23:59
Watch this video about cumulative innovation: