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Autumn 2012, Volume 9, Number 2

SEP-12(2)
 |  Dec 22, 2015

One of the biggest challenges in antitrust is keeping technology issues straight. To help everyone stay informed, we asked some experts to bring us up to date. In particular, two…

Innovation is King. Or is it?
 |  Jan 7, 2013

David Cardwell, Paul Lugard, Oct 05, 2012 Nowadays, it is undisputed that innovation is a key driver of consumer welfare. As a result, unwarranted restraints on desirable innovative activity as…

Competition, Standards, and Patents
 |  Oct 1, 2012

Per Hellstrom, Thomas Kramler, Oct 01, 2012 The interface of competition, standards, and patents has received increased attention over the past few years, in particular in the information, communication, and…

Antitrust Concerns of Patent Acquisitions
 |  Oct 1, 2012

Ilene Knable Gotts, Scott Sher, Oct 01, 2012 Recent events demonstrate that patents increasingly are being purchased and used for anticompetitive means. For example, patent assertion entities (also known as…

Fines for Abuse of Dominance in “High Tech” Markets
 |  Oct 1, 2012

Benoit Durand, Andreas Reindl, Oct 01, 2012 Blockbuster fines have become a trademark of European Commission abuse of dominance cases. Intel’s EUR 1 billion fine is currently under appeal, and just…

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