Les plateformes MOOCs: menaces et opportunités pour l’enseignement universitaire

En quelques semaines seulement, l’Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) a vu près de 20.000 personnes s’inscrire à un de …

Can IPdigIT start a snowball effect?

In a previous post, I described the success story of Alex Tew who managed to raise $1 million for his …

Will the new Belgian Telecom Act lead to lower prices?

Since October 1st 2013, a new ” Telecom ” Act transposes into Belgian law a series of European directives to …

The hidden treasure of piracy?

You probably know “Game of Thrones”, the most popular TV series of the moment. The first two seasons were …

The smartphone patent wars: nothing really surprising…

(This is an updated and slightly modified version of this post, published on April 25, 2012.) In April 2012, …

Browser War: The Return

This is the fourth post adapted from term papers that my master students submitted in June 2013. This post …

Markets for technologies: do they really work?

It is widely agreed that one of the main economic roles of IP law is to create exclusive rights: exclusivity …

Is R&D cooperation a steppingstone to collusion?

In 2010, the European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors. Some of …

Secrecy vs. patents. How to choose?

Because they blossom in winter and display striking red and green colors, poinsettias are ideal for Christmas decorating. Yet, …

Mixing patents and trade secrets for complex innovations

  In our latest working paper, Francis Bloch and myself analyze the optimal protection strategy for an innovator of a complex …