Intellectual Property as a Bargaining Environment
Published Date
Copyright 2008
ISBN 0-226-40071-9
DOI 10.1086/592420
Intellectual property policy relies on bargaining in the shadow of exclusivity. But bargaining is generically less than fully efficient, and the bargaining that would be needed to reach efficient arrangements in the shadow of exclusivity may be especially difficult in certain ways. I explore these issues and illustrate with brief discussions of patent pools and standards organizations, among others.