IP Highlights from the article:
“Open Innovation and Intellectual
Property Rights – The Two-edged
Sword”
Slides prepared by OI-Net team not the authors of
the article, with aim to be used as teaching
support
Bronwyn H. Hall (2010). Open innovation and intellectual property rights:
The two-edged sword. Japan Spotlight (January/February).
http://eml.berkeley.edu/ ~bhhall/papers/BH H09_IPR_openinnovation.pdf
Co-funded by
the European Union
Ref. number: 542203-LLP-1-2013-1-FI-ERASMUS-ENW
Synopsis
o Clarified the apparent paradox by adoption of
OI by largest patent holders in industry.
o Recommended IPR strategy to reap the
benefits of OI model
o Explained complimentary nature of IPR and OI
in technology market
Apparent Paradox
o First look at OI and IPR gives impression that
both are contradictory to each other.
o Regardless of that, world’s largest patent
holding firms (IBM, Philips) adopted OI visibly
o These firms released many patents in public
domain but also kept the patenting rate as
usual
o Obvious query: What IP strategy in OI
context?
IP Management
o Skeptic’s view – superficial OI adoption?
o Acknowledgment of OI background
 We don’t have all the talent in-house
 Interoperability of firm’s products with other
firms’ (OSS).
o IP Management Strategy
 Benchmarking patent’s language on OI contracts
 Defensive use of IPRs in cross licensing setup
 Customization of IP strategy on need basis
Technology Markets
o Growth of markets for technology drove some
firms (e.g. Semiconductor, Biotech) to adopt a
less vertically integrated model
o This evolution shows complimentary nature of
OI and IPR
o New business models like Web 2.0 are less
managed by IPRs management and more rely
on OI concepts of interoperability
Reference
o Hall, B., H., (2009), “Open Innovation and
Intellectual Property Rights – The Two-edged
Sword”, Paper prepared for Japan Spotlight,
Retrieved
Online:
http://eml.berkeley.edu/~bhhall/papers/BHH0
9_IPR_openinnovation.pdf
[Accessed:
22.12.2016]
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