Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology.In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment and firms&...Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology.In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment and firms'performance,we model a technology-intensive supply chain comprising a component supplier holding patents and a product manufacturer.The patent-licensing fee to the retailer is charged either via a component-based strategy(Strategy C),i.e.,a percentage of the component price,or a product-based strategy(Strategy P),i.e.,a percentage of the final-product price.The supplier decides whether to encroach into the market.Our research illustrates that compared with Strategy C,Strategy P allows the supplier to take a share of the manufacturer's market revenue,thus discouraging the supplier from encroachment.Counterintuitively,we find that the supplier prefers to Strategy C when the sales cost is relatively high and the royalty rate under Strategy P is relatively low,and the manufacturer prefers to Strategy P when the sales cost is relatively low or moderate.We also reveals that under certain conditions,the preferences of the supplier and manufacturer for licensing strategies can align with both strategies C and P providing better economic benefits to both parties.展开更多
With the amendments to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China and the Guidelines for Patent Examination,China's patent open license system has been fully ...With the amendments to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China and the Guidelines for Patent Examination,China's patent open license system has been fully implemented.The two-year pilot programs have garnered valuable insights into addressing patent royalty pricing,platform operations,and reduction and exemption in annual fees within the patent open license system.From the perspective of diffusion of innovations theory,innovation attributes serve as a key criterion for evaluating the market value of patent open license.The diversified and dynamic innovation attributes lead patentees to adopt pricing models,either algorithmbased pricing or flexible pricing.Mass media and face-to-face interaction channels function as primary vehicles for innovation diffusion through open license information platforms.Specifically,efficient pairing of supply and demand can be done through novel algorithmic matching mechanisms.Furthermore,user feedback modules and real-life engagement strategies can be integrated to facilitate homogeneous communication,enhancing potential licensees'recognition of the patent open license system.Innovation adoption theory suggests that public policy incentives for patentees should target early adopters with higher risk tolerance rather than apply universally.This indicates that,in terms of the reduction and exemption in annual fees,a degressive structure achieves greater incentive efficacy in early stages compared to fixed-amount reduction and exemption.In later phases,it enables systematic pruning of valueless of patent open licenses,yielding superior overall cost-benefit outcomes.展开更多
The AVS Workgroup has developed an IPR Policy to facilitate the adoption of standards in the marketplace The policy is based on consideration of IPR issues in parallel with the technical work for drafting the standard...The AVS Workgroup has developed an IPR Policy to facilitate the adoption of standards in the marketplace The policy is based on consideration of IPR issues in parallel with the technical work for drafting the standard. The paper describes the relationship between IPR and the standard, and how the goals for the standard must be complemented by goals for the IPR. The existing IPR policies of the ITU and ISO are outlined, and then the AVS IPR policy is described, organized by its three main components： commitment to license on declared basic terms, disclosure of intellectual property, and protection of IPR.展开更多
基金supported by The Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science project[21YJA630113].
文摘Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology.In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment and firms'performance,we model a technology-intensive supply chain comprising a component supplier holding patents and a product manufacturer.The patent-licensing fee to the retailer is charged either via a component-based strategy(Strategy C),i.e.,a percentage of the component price,or a product-based strategy(Strategy P),i.e.,a percentage of the final-product price.The supplier decides whether to encroach into the market.Our research illustrates that compared with Strategy C,Strategy P allows the supplier to take a share of the manufacturer's market revenue,thus discouraging the supplier from encroachment.Counterintuitively,we find that the supplier prefers to Strategy C when the sales cost is relatively high and the royalty rate under Strategy P is relatively low,and the manufacturer prefers to Strategy P when the sales cost is relatively low or moderate.We also reveals that under certain conditions,the preferences of the supplier and manufacturer for licensing strategies can align with both strategies C and P providing better economic benefits to both parties.
基金funded by the Hunan Think Tank Ad Hoc Major Commission Program,i.e.,"Strategies and Advice for Enhancing Intellectual Property Commercialization in Hunan Universities under Innovation-Driven Development"(No.18ZWA08).
文摘With the amendments to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China and the Guidelines for Patent Examination,China's patent open license system has been fully implemented.The two-year pilot programs have garnered valuable insights into addressing patent royalty pricing,platform operations,and reduction and exemption in annual fees within the patent open license system.From the perspective of diffusion of innovations theory,innovation attributes serve as a key criterion for evaluating the market value of patent open license.The diversified and dynamic innovation attributes lead patentees to adopt pricing models,either algorithmbased pricing or flexible pricing.Mass media and face-to-face interaction channels function as primary vehicles for innovation diffusion through open license information platforms.Specifically,efficient pairing of supply and demand can be done through novel algorithmic matching mechanisms.Furthermore,user feedback modules and real-life engagement strategies can be integrated to facilitate homogeneous communication,enhancing potential licensees'recognition of the patent open license system.Innovation adoption theory suggests that public policy incentives for patentees should target early adopters with higher risk tolerance rather than apply universally.This indicates that,in terms of the reduction and exemption in annual fees,a degressive structure achieves greater incentive efficacy in early stages compared to fixed-amount reduction and exemption.In later phases,it enables systematic pruning of valueless of patent open licenses,yielding superior overall cost-benefit outcomes.
文摘The AVS Workgroup has developed an IPR Policy to facilitate the adoption of standards in the marketplace The policy is based on consideration of IPR issues in parallel with the technical work for drafting the standard. The paper describes the relationship between IPR and the standard, and how the goals for the standard must be complemented by goals for the IPR. The existing IPR policies of the ITU and ISO are outlined, and then the AVS IPR policy is described, organized by its three main components： commitment to license on declared basic terms, disclosure of intellectual property, and protection of IPR.
