핵심역량 관점에서 IP 비즈니스의 특성 분석 -Non-Practicing Entities 사례를 중심으로-

Increasing application of convergence technologies to products such as smartphones and hybrid cars is multiplying the need for more patent protection in product development. Furthermore, patents have more recently been regarded as business assets. For example, Non-Practicing Entity(NPE) business models generate income by licensing patents or enforcing patent protection by filing infringement lawsuits against manufacturers. This study examined the core competencies in IP business using the several cases of NPEs. The core competencies were analyzed further by being divided into three parts, ‘Innovative’, ‘Market-driven’ and ‘Organizational’ to obtain the nature of NPE business. Several case studies of Intellectual Ventures, Acacia Research Corporation, and RPX Corporation were adapted in this study to verify NPE’s distinctive competencies. The shift to knowledge-based economy accelerates and intellectual properties, including patents, became a key element in competitiveness. Accordingly, we discussed some implications for Korean businesses and government. Korean companies should establish a system which uses patent as business assets. government should also set up consistent patent strategies to reinforce industrial competitiveness, especially for small-and medium-sized enterprises.