Patent Aggregating Companies Their strategies, activities and options for producing companies /

• Main Author: Rüther, Frauke (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2013.
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

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. However, they acquire paten...