Incumbents and the sharing economy: the example of GM

It is safe to say that the automotive industry experiences some turmoil; cars themselves, as well as the way …

Markets for technologies: do they really work?

It is widely agreed that one of the main economic roles of IP law is to create exclusive rights: exclusivity …

Is R&D cooperation a steppingstone to collusion?

In 2010, the European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors. Some of …

Why does Microsoft keep chasing Google’s taillights with Bing?

Four years ago, Microsoft released a new search engine: Bing. It was aimed to be an improved version of …

A typology of IP intermediaries

(Updated in November 2014) As we have already argued a couple of times on this blog (see here and …

Vers une bourse des brevets?

Le développement de marchés de brevets est en plein essor, comme en témoigne la multitude d’initiatives visant à promouvoir …

Markets for technology: big hopes and … big difficulties

    (Original publication: October 2010; updated in November 2012) It is widely agreed that one of the main …