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: TOWARD A EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON DAMAGES ACTIONS “Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Department of Economics & Quantitative Methods, IÉSEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS); NERA Economic Consulting ponders TOWARD A EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON DAMAGES ACTIONS. ABSTRACT: This article critically reviews the European Commission’s proposed directive on future rules concerning actions…”
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Competition Bulletin: Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? “Is it necessary for there to be some commercial benefit to be gained by a dominant undertaking from its conduct before that conduct can be condemned as abusive? No, says Mrs Justice Rose in Arriva the Shires Ltd v London Luton Airport Operations Ltd [2014] EWHC 64 (Ch). The case involved a claim by Arriva […]”
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: Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior “Harry First (NYU) explains Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior. ABSTRACT:In 1998, twenty years after publishing The Antitrust Paradox, Robert Bork wrote: “The antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice…”
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: Standard-Essential Patents “Josh Lerner (Harvard) and Jean Tirole (Toulouse) have a great paper on Standard-Essential Patents. ABSTRACT: A major policy issue in standard setting is that patents that are ex-ante not that important may, by being included into the standard, become standard-essential…”