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- January 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- HBS Case Collection
Intellectual Property Intermediaries
By: Andrei Hagiu
Abstract
During the past 5 to 10 years, several different intermediation business models have emerged for the intellectual property (IP) market. This note describes the most prominent ones: non-practicing entities (or patent trolls), defensive patent aggregators, online IP platforms, live IP auctions and IP exchanges.
Keywords
Business Model; Intellectual Property; Auctions; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Service Industry
Citation
Hagiu, Andrei. "Intellectual Property Intermediaries." Harvard Business School Case 711-486, January 2011. (Revised June 2011.)