Optimal combinations of upfront fees and royalties are considered for a cost-reducing
innovation in a Cournot oligopoly for both outside and incumbent innovators. It is shown that …

In this paper we review game theory and innovation related papers published in the period
of 1985–2010. We divide our review into three levels of innovation games: 1) intra …

We show the effects of product differentiation and product market competition on technology
licensing by an outside innovator. For a certain range of product differentiation, both the …

We study the optimal technology licensing contracts with network effects and investigate the
welfare implications when the product innovator is an insider that acts as a Stackelberg …

We depart from the standard framework and study optimal patent licensing under Cournot
duopoly where the technology transfer takes place from an innovative firm, which is …

We show the effects of the unionization structure (viz., decentralized and centralized unions)
on a firm's incentive for technology licensing and innovation. The incentive for technology …

This paper discusses the licensing of technology between rival firms in a Cournot duopoly
with horizontal and vertical product differentiation. The firms produce products of different …

This paper studies the optimal two‐part tariff licensing contract for an internal patentee in a
differentiated C ournot duopoly. We find that the type of the royalty payment, whether ad …

US universities are leading the way in technology commercialization and licensing. This
paper discusses the practice of licensing at the US universities, as well as the main …

We study various modes of technology transfer of an outside innovator in a spatial
framework when the potential licensees are asymmetric. In addition to different licensing …