PTLR Thicket Definition

This page is part of the Patent Thicket Litature Review

Notes

This page contains the various definitions of patent thickets encountered. I will start providing detailed descriptions of each definition soon.

Definitions

Defining by Reference

• Refs Heller/Heller \& Eisenberg
• Refs Shapiro
  • See Shapiro

Defining by quotation

• Quotes Shapiro
  • Shapiro Verbatim

Implied Specific Definitions

• Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
• Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  • Multiple patents read on the product
  • Overlapping patents
  • Overlaping blocking patents
  • Multiple Overlapping Patents
• Based on Infrigement
  • Questionable patents
• Broad patents

Andrew's Definition Key

Diversely-held Complementary Inputs = different firms possesing patents that are complementary Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents = many overlapping patents on the same product Based on Infringement = (lack of clear definition of patents, broad patents, questionable patents)

Definitions

  def0 = References Shapiro
  def1 = References Shapiro
  def2 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Stifled Innovation
  def3 = References Heller/Eisenberg, Transaction Costs, Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def4 = References Shapiro, Strategic Value
  def5 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, References Heller/Eisenberg
  def6 = Strategic Value, References Shapiro   
  def7 = Strategic Value, Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def8 = Strategic Value, Based on Infringement
  def9 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def10 = Complementary Inputs, Strategic Value
  def11 = Based on Infringement
  def12 = References Heller/Eisenberg
  def13 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Mutliple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Strategic Value
  def14 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Broad Patents
  def15 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Strategic Value
  def16 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def17 = References Shapiro
  def18 = Strategic Value
  def19 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, References Heller/Eisenberg, References Shapiro
  def20 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def21 = Quotes Shapiro, Based on Infringement
  def22 = References Eisenberg, References Shapiro, Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def23 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs, Strategic Value
  def24 = Quotes Shapiro
  def25 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def26 = Quotes Shapiro
  def27 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Broad Patents
  def28 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def29 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def30 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def31 = Diversely-held Compelmentary Inputs, Strategic Value
  def32 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def33 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  def34 = Straetgic Value, Blocking Overlapping Patents
  def35 = Strategic Value, Multiple Blocking Patents
  def37 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs 
  def38 = Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Strategic Value, Fees or Royalties
  def39 = Mutliple Overlapping Blocking Patents, Diversely-Held Complementary Inputs
  def40 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def41 = References Shapiro
  def42 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
  def43 = Diversely-held Complementary Inputs