From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Compulsory Licensing, Innovation and Welfare “Jacob Seifert, St. Andrews, discusses Compulsory Licensing, Innovation and Welfare. ABSTRACT: This paper develops a three-stage model of innovation, fixed-fee licensing and production to evaluate the welfare effects of compulsory licensing, taking into account both static (information sharing) and dynamic…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: The Effects of Remedies on Merger Activity in Oligopoly “Christian Wey (DICE) and Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt (DICE) discuss The Effects of Remedies on Merger Activity in Oligopoly. ABSTRACT: We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the antitrust agency applies a consumer surplus…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Umbrella effects and the ubiquity of damage resulting from competition law violations “Frank Maier-Rigaud (NERA) has written on Umbrella effects and the ubiquity of damage resulting from competition law violations. ABSTRACT: Competition law violations typically result in damage outside the vertical chain often considered the only relevant locus of analysis. A legal…”
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust Law Blog: Microsoft-Nokia: China’s MOFCOM Quietly Slips Into the Debate about Injunctive Relief for FRAND-encumbered SEPs “This past November and December, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and European Commission (“EC”) cleared Microsoft Corporation’s (“Microsoft”) acquisition of the bulk of the devices and services business of Nokia Corporation of Finland (“Nokia”) without any conditions. In contrast, on April 8, 2014, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) approved the acquisition subject to … Continue Reading“