Reverse Hold-Ups: The (Often Ignored) Risks Faced by Innovators in Standardized Areas

Damien Geradin, George Mason University School of Law; Tilburg University - Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)

9/02/2015
(Original Publish Date: 11/12/2010)

There is an abundant economic and legal literature on the interface between intellectual property and standardization. Following the footsteps of Mark Lemley and Carl Shapiro, the bulk of this literature (the “hold-up literature”) focuses on the risks of patent “hold-up” faced by firms implementing standards involving intellectual property rights (“IPRs”) by manufacturing standard-compliant products.