Category: Commentary Elsewhere

Antitrust Limits on Targeted Patent Aggregation

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Antitrust Limits on Targeted Patent Aggregation “Alan Devlin (Latham) has a new paper on Antitrust Limits on Targeted Patent Aggregation. ABSTRACT: Patent-assertion entities, or “PAEs,” are non-technology-practicing companies that aggregate and license patents under threat of suit. Their activities have drawn fire, including Presidential condemnation, and…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.

Commitments or prohibition? The EU antitrust dilemma

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Commitments or prohibition? The EU antitrust dilemma “Mario Mariniello asks Commitments or prohibition? The EU antitrust dilemma. ABSTRACT: The issue: Excluding cartels, most investigations into suspected infringements of European Union competition law are resolved with commitment decisions. The European Commission drops the case in exchange for a…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.

Market Definition: Impossible and Counterproductive

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Market Definition: Impossible and Counterproductive “Louis Kaplow (Harvard) explains Market Definition: Impossible and Counterproductive. ABSTRACT: In recent articles, I have advanced a number of criticisms of the market definition/redefinition paradigm, chief among them that market definition is impossible and counterproductive. First, there is no valid…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.

OSA (the Czech Spa case): Article 102 TFEU as a means to attack excessive copyright fees of collecting societies?

From Journal of European Competition Law & Practice – Advance Access: OSA (the Czech Spa case): Article 102 TFEU as a means to attack excessive copyright fees of collecting societies? “” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.