Since by no means all of the readers of this weblog also follow the IPKat, I thought it advisable to draw the attention of readers to this piece by Dr Nicola Searle which was posted on the IPKat this afternoon on IP valuation. Dr Searle's article, replete with links to basic concepts, some leading thinkers and their works, provides a good introduction to the topic for those who are not yet familiar with it.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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| Is this where we'd still be without FRAND ...? |
In this context, attempt to value IP -- including those rights that stem from essential patent ownership “determinations” -- are subject to great uncertainties, inaccuracies and biases. Keith argues that negotiated licensing agreements can overcome these problems while reflecting significantly different positions among licensors and licensees. For example, Keith calculates that there's virtually no correlation between the results of two different studies purporting to determine essential patent ownership in LTE. Keith concludes that the oft-stated belief that smartphone IP litigation and licensing costs are stifling innovation and foreclosing market entry is a "popular and yet unproven and erroneous refrain". Far from supporting this position, such evidence as there is actually points to the opposite effect: licensing costs are modest; smartphone innovation is extensive and shows no signs of slowing with faster connections, more powerful processing and richer applications, mainly on account of FRAND-based licences.
For ease of reading, Keith's contribution (which is a good deal longer than usual and contains many tables and diagrams) can be accessed here as a PDF document.
