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Patent Aggregating Companies

Their strategies, activities and options for producing companies

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Frauke Rüther

    1. St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 1-23

  3. Leveraging companies’ patent portfolios – State of the art

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 24-47

  4. Exploring the phenomenon of patent aggregating companies

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 48-68

  5. Potentials offered by patent aggregating companies

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 69-92

  6. Typology of patent aggregating companies

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 93-153

  7. Leveraging patent portfolios by utilizing patent aggregating companies

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 154-180

  8. Conclusion

    • Frauke Rüther
    Pages 181-191

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 192-225
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About this book

Entering the post-industrial age, knowledge has become an important asset for sustained competitive advantage. In recent years, a new type of patent acquirers has emerged. These companies do not produce goods and therefore, do not need patents in their historical meaning, they acquire patents and aggregate patent portfolios and little is known about them. This book defines patent aggregating companies and explores their strategies, activities, and their evolution over time, as well as how producing companies can utilize them to leverage their patent portfolios.​

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Frauke Rüther

About the author

Frauke Rüther was Research Associate at the Institute of Technology Management of the University of St. Gallen.

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