Inter-Temporal Tie-Ins: A Case for Tying Intellectual Property

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dc.contributor.authorLaw, Stephen, M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T21:17:12Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T21:17:12Z
dc.description.abstractHybrid licences tie trade secret rights (which have no fixed expiration) to related patent rights (which expire). Although level royalty hybrid licences, which charge a single royalty for both rights, have been prohibited, it can be shown that infinite-term licensing (ITL) for patent rights may be better than a limited-term patent, when returns to the licensor are fixed. This paper explains hybrid licensing as a means of privately implementing the efficient ITL outcome when returns to the licensor are constrained but not necessarily fixed, without requiring a change in the length of the patent term.
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/35160
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.titleInter-Temporal Tie-Ins: A Case for Tying Intellectual Property
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate

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