网络效应与专利联盟

基于网络效应的正反馈在网络经济中发挥着越来越重要的作用,那么网络效应对专利联盟有什么影响呢?将网络效应引入到消费者效用函数中,并建立两阶段动态博弈模型:在第一阶段,专利联盟设定专利联盟许可费率;在第二阶段,专利联盟成员在下游最终产品市场进行价格竞争。结果表明:专利联盟许可费率随着网络效应的增强而降低;消费者需求随着网络效应的增强而提高;厂商的利润随着网络效应的增强而提高,这说明获取网络效应也是厂商组建专利联盟的动机之一。

Network effects and patent pools

The positive feedback based on network effects are playing more and more important role in the network economy,and how do the network effects influence patent pools? Network effects were introduced in the utility function of the consumer,and two-staged dynamic game model was built.In the first stage,the patent pools set up the royalty;in the second stage,the member of patent pool conduct price competition in the downstream final goods market.In conclusion,the royalty of patent pools is reducing when the network effects is increasing;the demand of consumer is increasing when the network effects is increasing;the profit of the member of patent pools is increasing when the network effects is increasing,it indicated that gaining network effects was one of the motives of the company building the patent pool.