August 7, 2019

Governing the Patent Commons

Dirk Auer & Julian Morris

We suggest that antitrust authorities and courts should draw inspiration from acclaimed scholarship regarding both the evolution of cooperation and the management of common-pool resources.

Intellectual Property

May 13, 2019

An Evidentiary Cornerstone of the FTC’s Antitrust Case Against Qualcomm May Have Rested on Manipulated Data

Geoffrey A. Manne

The courtroom trial in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) antitrust case against Qualcomm ended in January with a promise from the judge in the case, Judge Lucy Koh, to issue a ruling as quickly as possible — caveated by her acknowledgement that the case is complicated and the evidence voluminous.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

November 12, 2018

A brief overview of the draft CWA GUIDELINES on licensing of SEPs for 5G and IoT

Natasha Nayak

An important but unheralded announcement was made on October 10, 2018: The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) released a draft CEN CENELAC Workshop Agreement (CWA) on the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) for 5G/Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Innovation & The New Economy

October 30, 2018

UK COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS FRAND INJUNCTION

Natasha Nayak

Last week, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the findings of the High Court in an important case regarding standard essential patents (SEPs).

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

May 9, 2017

Assessment of Procompetitive Effects of Organizational Restructuring in Ag-Biotech

Geoffrey A. Manne & Allen Gibby

The agriculture sector has seen significant technological innovation and organizational change over the last two decades, leading to increases in both farm productivity and profitability.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

April 5, 2017

Ag-biotech merger symposium wrap-up [Ag-Biotech Symposium]

Geoffrey A. Manne

On Thursday, March 30, Friday March 31, and Monday April 3, Truth on the Market and the International Center for Law and Economics presented a blog symposium — Agricultural and Biotech Mergers: Implications…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

March 31, 2017

Finding your way in the seeds/agro-chem mergers labyrinth [Ag-Biotech Symposium]

Ioannis Lianos

Ioannis Lianos is Professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy, UCL Faculty of Laws and Chief Researcher, HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development The recently notified mergers in the seed…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

March 31, 2017

Antitrust review of ag-biotech mergers: Appropriability versus cannibalization [Ag-Biotech Symposium]

Nicolas Petit

Nicolas Petit is Professor of Law at the University of Liege (Belgium) and Research Professor at the University of South Australia (UniSA) This symposium offers a good opportunity to look again…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

March 30, 2017

Ag- Biotech Symposium

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Truth on the Market and the International Center for Law and Economics presented a blog symposium discussing three proposed agricultural/biotech industry mergers awaiting judgment by antitrust authorities around the globe.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection