NR Capital Matters – ICLE Chief Economist Brian Albrecht published an op-ed in National Review's Capital Matters newsletter The Hill about the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department's moves to impose…

PORTLAND, Ore. (May 19, 2022) — Legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate to address alleged “conflicts of interest” in the digital-advertising market would instead threaten to halt decades of…

IPWatchdog – ICLE Academic Affiliates Adam Mossoff and Jonathan Barnett were cited by IP Watchdog in a story about comments they submitted to the European Commission regarding standard-essential patents. You can…

Congress has been considering legislation in recent months that would mark the most significant change to antitrust law in a generation. At issue is whether the bills would increase competition…

On Sept. 15 and 16, 2022, the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) will host a research roundtable at our headquarters in Portland, Oregon, to bring together authors and…

IPWatchdog – ICLE President and Founder Geoffrey Manne, Director of Competition Policy Dirk Auer; Director of Innovation Policy Kristian Stout, and Associate Director of Legal Research Ben Sperry, ICLE were cited…

BRUSSELS (May 11, 2022) — European policymakers should proceed with caution as they look to update the legal framework that underpins licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs), scholars with the International…

PORTLAND, Ore. (May 4, 2022) — As the Senate Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing this morning on the subject of swipe fees and competition in the credit- and debit-card markets,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (April 22, 2022)— The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) request for information (RFI) on whether and how to update the antitrust agencies’ merger-enforcement guidelines…