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Aim/purpose–Intellectual property right management plays an increasingly important role in
firms' business strategies. While empirical findings prove that strategic intellectual property …

Legal context This article describes general principles of patent systems using game theory
irrespective of their particular legal characteristics. Key points Existing patent systems are …

FROM PATENT TO PROFIT Patents and patent strategies are increasingly pertinent to the
success of information age businesses, from affecting valuations to gaining tax advantages …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the patent licensing. Game-theoretic methods
have made it possible to address questions with regard to patent licensing. The common …

■ Claudia Tapia Garcia, Research In Motion, IPR Counsel, Munich, Germany E-mail:
ctapiagarcia@ rim. com single page, poster style chart accompanies this article, and …

In order to gain a better understanding of patenting activities, it is necessary to overcome the
simplifications of identifying a patent with a competitive advantage. Companies use …

The last several decades have seen increases in patenting activity worldwide, as well as
growing issues related to patent quality. In response to these quality issues a recent patent …

The idea that patents are a means to an end, that end being innovation (McDonald, 2004),
has very recently changed. They no longer play the role of legal instruments, rather of …

The increasing importance of patents to the firm's strategy goes beyond protecting
innovations from imitation–ie, the traditional patent strategy. Firms are using patents also to …