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The Delicate Desire for Monopoly

Joshua GansUniversity of TorontoCore Research

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Distance

fromsubstitutes

Facilitatescompetition

Claims on

complements

Can harmcompetition

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Claims on

complements

Disclosure Licensing Access

StandardsCan create

markets

SSO rulesCan soften

competition

SSOsOpen licensingPatent pools

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Negotiate rent division

Acquire portfoliosLitigation/exclusion

Regulatory processes

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Consumers

Arguments focus on dire consequencesBut firms have common ground in securing agreement

Can Commission have role beyond rent division?