Technology licensing contracts features and diversity

Given the nature of knowledge and characteristics of the intellectual property rights system, technological transactions tend to be governed by contracts that are costly and not highly profitable. This explains why there are so few technology licensing agreements. However, in some situations, privat...

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Published in:International review of law and economics 1998-12, Vol.18 (4), p.451-489
Main Authors: Bessy, Christian, Brousseau, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contracts
Innovation
Intellectual property
Licences
Licenses
Licensing
Property rights
Public policy
Studies
Technology
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Summary:Given the nature of knowledge and characteristics of the intellectual property rights system, technological transactions tend to be governed by contracts that are costly and not highly profitable. This explains why there are so few technology licensing agreements. However, in some situations, private and specific institutions tend to enable property rights to be more precise, knowledge transfers to be easier, and technology licensing agreements to be less complex to design and to run. This explains why there is a concentration of technology licensing agreements in some industries and in some relational situations. These shed light on the design of firms’ strategies to valorize intellectual assets and of public policies to stimulate innovation and diffusion.
ISSN:0144-8188
1873-6394
DOI:10.1016/S0144-8188(98)00018-0