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: What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents “Jonathan Kanter (Cadwalader) notes What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents. ABSTRACT: These days, it is difficult to identify an antitrust issue that is generating more discussion than standard-essential patents. To some,…”
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: Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales “The OECD has released Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales. ABSTRACT: The OECD Competition Committee discussed vertical restraints for on-line sales in February 2013. This document includes an executive summary of that debate, a detailed summary of discussion and the documents…”
Commentary Elsewhere: from other writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Journal of European Competition Law & Practice – Advance Access: State Aid Litigation before EU Courts (2004-2012): A Statistical Overview “”
Commentary Elsewhere: from other writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From CPI RSS: Patently Obvious: Why Seeking Injunctions on Standard-Essential Patents Subject to a FRAND Commitment Can Violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act ” Technical standards are a necessary exception to a competitive marketplace based upon feature differentiation, but they pose risks because of the market power they confer on holders of standard-essential patents (“SEPs,” which generally speaking are technically essential and must be licensed in order to implement the standard). This is particularly true when the standard is widely adopted and there are no reasonable alternatives to its use. In such circumstances, a SEP owner can use the […]
