Compared to other proposals to reform the U.S. antitrust regime, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue […]

#187 What Has Changed (or Not) in 14 Years? Conversation With Steve Harris on the Development of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law
Posted 9 months ago Tagged agency amendment anti-monopoly antitrust China competition convergence development economy enforcement industrial policy law practice Reform state-owned enterprise
The Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) is China’s principal antitrust statute, as recently amended in August 2022, […]

#180 An Overlooked Battleground? Antitrust Issues Before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
Posted 10 months ago Tagged adjudication agency antitrust competition dispute federal intellectual property International Trade Commission litigation trade USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) may have been a familiar forum to parties […]

#179 What Have We Learned From Empirical Studies? Potential Antitrust Concerns Arising From Common Ownership
Posted 10 months ago Tagged agricultural seeds airlines banking cereals common ownership competition data economic principle empirical evidence financial incentives industries investment mechanism pharmaceuticals policy study
There is a growing interest in understanding the “ownership interests hypothesis,” i.e., whether investors holding […]

#172 Biologically Similar but Competitively Not So? Economic Considerations of IP Litigation Settlements Involving Biosimilars
Posted 12 months ago Tagged analysis antitrust biologics biosimilars competition economics generics intellectual property law litigation market payment pharmaceutical settlement
Under the U.S. Supreme Court case FTC v. Actavis (2013), antitrust analysis of “reverse settlements” […]
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Competition enforcement authorities all over the world are bringing cases and enforcing new rules against […]
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“Right to repair” has been highlighted by the new administration and federal enforcers as a […]

#127 Does the FRAND Framework Need a Fix?: Conversation With Prof. Jorge Contreras About Antitrust and IP
Posted 2 years ago Tagged antitrust competition enforcement Injunction intellectual property international jurisdiction Lisensing litigation Negotiation Reform remedies
Complex issues are at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property laws, and licensing of […]

#126 How And When FRAND Can Be An Antitrust Issue: Conversation With Lisa Kimmel On The Fundamentals
Posted 2 years ago Tagged antitrust competition economics enforcement FRAND IP law licensing litigation SEP standard essential patent technology
FRAND issues can be complex and often require an understanding of several laws including antitrust […]
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Many software development companies are distributing software under open-source licenses, which allows broad access. But […]