Patent Aggregating Companies: Their strategies, activities and options for producing companies

Description

Entering the post-industrial age, knowledge has become an important asset for sustained competitive advantage. In recent years, a new type of patent acquirers has emerged. These companies do not produce goods and therefore, do not need patents in their historical meaning, they acquire patents and aggregate patent portfolios and little is known about them. This book defines patent aggregating companies and explores their strategies, activities, and their evolution over time, as well as how producing companies can utilize them to leverage their patent portfolios.​ Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII Introduction....Pages 1-23 Leveraging companies’ patent portfolios – State of the art....Pages 24-47 Exploring the phenomenon of patent aggregating companies....Pages 48-68 Potentials offered by patent aggregating companies....Pages 69-92 Typology of patent aggregating companies....Pages 93-153 Leveraging patent portfolios by utilizing patent aggregating companies....Pages 154-180 Conclusion....Pages 181-191 Back Matter....Pages 192-225