On February 7-8, I will participate in the above conference, which is organized by my friend Daniel Spulber at Northwestern University. Although the conference is on invitation only, the papers to be delivered can be dowloaded below.
The theme of the conference is on market-based approaches to standard setting. The conference will explore the economic benefits and costs of intellectual property (IP) protections in the context of standards. The conference will focus on the positive economics of incentives for invention and incentives for innovation and commercialization rather than the more standard normative economics calling for regulation of technology transfer contracts.
Papers
Exploring the Nature and Extent of Patent Hold-Up Surrounding Standards under Various Approaches to Patent Remedies
F. Scott Kieff, George Washington University
Anne Layne-Farrar, Charles River Associates
Property as Platform: Coordinating Standards for Technological Innovation
Henry E. Smith, Harvard University
Ex-Ante Agreements in Standard Setting and Patent Pool Formation
Joaquin Poblete, London School of Economics and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Gaston Llanes, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Complementary Patents and Market Structure
Klaus M. Schmidt, University of Munich
Standards and the Incentives for Innovation
Troy J. Scott, RTI International
John T. Scott, Dartmouth College
Do NPEs Matter?: Non-Practicing Entities and Patent, Litigation Outcomes
Michael J. Mazzeo, Northwestern University
Jonathan Hillel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Samantha Zyontz, Harvard University
Participation in Standard Setting Organizations
Margaret Kyle, University of Toulouse
David Salant, University of Toulouse
Who Cooperates in Standards Consortia-Rivals or Complementors?
Justus A. Baron, Mines ParisTech
Tim Pohlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin
SSO Rules, Standardization, and SEP Licensing: Economic Questions from the Trenches
Roger G. Brooks, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Ten Years of DG Competition Effort to Provide Guidance on the Application of Competition Rules to the Licensing of Standard-Essential Patents: Where Do We Stand?
Damien Geradin, Covington & Burling, LLP
Timing of Discovery and the Division of Profit with Complementary Innovations
Annalisa Biagi, University of Catania
Vincenzo Denicolo, University of Bologna and CEPR
Payments and Participation: The Incentives to Join Cooperative Standard Setting Efforts
Anne Layne-Farrar, Charles River Associates
Gerard Llobet, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI)
Jorge Padilla, Compass Lexecon
The Patent Policy Debate in the High-Tech World: A Literature Review
Kirti Gupta, Qualcomm Inc.
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