#Standards (Wi-Fi, 5G…) make products interoperable—but they can also create lock-in. That’s where #SEP & #FRAND come in: bargaining shifts from ex-ante competition to ex-post leverage.
👉 New on The Patentist www.thepatentist.com/p/when-stand...
#patents #innovation #thepatentist
🔎 The #nationaltreatment principle requires that foreign patentees receive the same legal treatment as domestic ones. But is that the case? 🤔
Not really.
Read what the evidence says on the new post on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/national-t...
🔎 Patent citations are everywhere in innovation research. But do they really trace how ideas spill over between inventors—or are we mistaking legal paperwork for knowledge flows? 🧐
New on #ThePatentist: www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
#patents #innovation #spillovers
🔎 Do more #patent citations mean better inventions?
A widely used metric in #innovation studies—but not always well understood. My new post on #ThePatentist reviews the evidence, from expert ratings and market prices to auction data and hybrid corn yields.
👉 www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-cit...
🗞️ International trade and intellectual property
The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce.
Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉
www.thepatentist.com/p/internatio...
#patent #innovation
🔍 The “Strength” of Patent Systems
The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who's really setting the highest bar.
Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better.
open.substack.com/pub/thepaten...
