Mohsen Sadeghi; Mahmood Jafari Chaleshtori
Abstract
As a result of the advancement of technology, using the patent and the
relationship among inventors have been developed. These factors have put
forward a new type of contract called “patent pools”. Pool is a means to
manage and commercialize the patent. Pool is a collective management ...
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As a result of the advancement of technology, using the patent and the
relationship among inventors have been developed. These factors have put
forward a new type of contract called “patent pools”. Pool is a means to
manage and commercialize the patent. Pool is a collective management of
inventions resulting from legal-economic circumstances, such as patent thicket,
collaboration among inventors, increase in research activities, avoiding the
possible patent infringement, reducing transaction costs. By considering that
Iran is dealing with these agreements in its development stages, this article aims
to fill the gap in terms of literature. This article analytically examines related
literature by addressing this question: How can inventors, consumers and
society benefit from these contracts. In dealing with this question, cost-benefit
analysis is considered. This paper first defines the pool and its features, and then
analyzes its economic fundamentals.
