English to Spanish translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / SOFTWARE
English term or phrase:a dense web of overlapping
Patent thickets are another problem. In order to actually commercialise a new technology, a company must hack its way through a dense web of overlapping intellectual property rights (Shapiro, 2001). In such a situation, the proliferation of patents, such as gene patents, necessitates the negotiation of multiple licences, which thus increases transaction costs to a level where they become socially inefficient. Although individual firms have a financial interest in licensing their patents, potential licensees cannot raise the necessary collective licensing fees. The end result is that both licensor and licensee are hindered in pursuing their research and development in the patented technological field.
Explanation: Otra posibilidad. En España usaríamos más "maraña" para referirnos a esta complicación negativa. No sé si se usa también en América Latina.
a dense web of overlapping intellectual property rights una maraña de derechos de propiedad intelectual superpuestos
Explanation: Otra posibilidad. En España usaríamos más "maraña" para referirnos a esta complicación negativa. No sé si se usa también en América Latina.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +1
