Competition Law and Intellectual Property

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A European Perspective

Giandonato Caggiano Gabriella Muscolo(Herausgeber*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

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Cover
Half Title Page
Editorial Board
Title Page
Copyright Page
List of Editors
List of Contributors
Summary of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I Comprehensive Overview
Chapter 1 Competition and Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights for the Achievement and Functioning of the Internal Market
1. OBJECT AND EUROPEAN IPR FRAMEWORK
2. THE LEGAL BASIS OF COMPETITION POLICY AND IPR REGULATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET
3. THE FRAMEWORK FOR LITIGATION OVER IPRS AND PATENTS JURISDICTION
4. THE FRAMEWORK FOR LITIGATION OVER IPRS AND PATENTS JURISDICTION
5. RECENT ANTITRUST CASE-LAW WITH REFERENCE TO IPRS
6. THE EU MERGER REGULATION
7. REMEDIES AND COMMITMENTS IN MERGER - RECENT CASE-LAW
8. REGULATION OF HORIZONTAL AND NON-HORIZONTAL AGREEMENTS, VERTICAL RESTRAINTS AND BLOCK EXEMPTIONS REGULATIONS
References
Chapter 2 The Bride and the Groom. On the Intersection between Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE EARLIER PERSPECTIVE: CHECKING THE CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE OF IPRS
3. PHASE TWO: STORMING THE SANCTUARY - COMMENCING FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS
4. THE DOOR IS OPEN - BUT NOT WIDE-OPEN. FROM MAGILL TO MICROSOFT
5. DOES THE EXERCISE OF IPRS CONFER MARKET POWER PER SE? CHECKING EACH BASIC PARADIGM
5.1. PATENTS
5.2. COPYRIGHT
5.3. TRADEMARKS
6. INTERMEZZO. IN SEARCH OF THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THE EUROPEAN APPROACH
7. THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC RATIONALE OF THE EUROPEAN APPROACH
8. FURTHER POINTS AND A NOTE ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON THE DYNAMICS OF INNOVATION
References
Chapter 3 Intellectual Property Rights and Merger Control: How to Secure Incentives to Innovate in the Long Run
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE NOTION OF CONCENTRATION
3. THE SUBSTANTIVE ASSESSMENT OF IP-RELATED MERGERS
3.1. STARTING POINT
3.2. RELEVANT MARKETS
3.2.1. Product, Technology and Innovation Markets
3.2.2. Substitution of Demand and Supply
3.2.3. Consequence
3.3. SIGNIFICANT IMPEDIMENT TO EFFECTIVE COMPETITION (SIEC)
3.3.1. Single Market Dominance
3.3.1.1. Horizontal Mergers
3.3.1.2. Vertical Mergers
3.3.1.3. Conglomerate Mergers
3.3.2. Collective Market Dominance
3.3.3. Unilateral Effects
3.3.4. Relationship between Merger Control and Article 82 EC
3.3.5. Ancillary Restraints
4. REMEDIES
4.1. DIVESTITURE
4.2. ACCESS TO KEY INPUTS
4.3. BEHAVIOURAL COMMITMENTS
5. OUTLOOK
References
Chapter 4 Oligopoly and the Prisoners' Dilemma: How About Intellectual Property Rights?
1. A PERSONAL REMARK (PERHAPS TWO)
2. THE PRISONERS' DILEMMA AND OLIGOPOLY
3. IP RIGHTS AND OLIGOPOLY
References
Part II IPRs and Standardization
Chapter 5 Standards under EU Competition Law: The Open Issues
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE ROLE OF IPRs AND STANDARDS IN THE MARKET PROCESS
3. IPRs AND STANDARDS UNDER ANTITRUST RULES: THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
3.1. ASSESSMENT OF MARKET POWER
3.2. ASSESSMENT OF THE ALLEGEDLY ANTICOMPETITIVE AGREEMENT OR CONDUCT: IMPACT ON CONSUMERS AND COUNTERFACTUAL ANALYSIS
4. STANDARDS AND REFUSAL TO DEAL
4.1. THE TWO-MARKETS REQUIREMENT
4.2. INDISPENSABILITY AND ELIMINATION OF COMPETITION
4.3. NEW PRODUCTS
4.4. OBJECTIVE JUSTIFICATION AND EFFICIENCY DEFENCE: SHORTCOMINGS OF THE SPLIT ASSESSMENT
5. STANDARDS, HOLD UP AND THE ROLE OF COMPETITION LAW
6. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 101
7. DISCRIMINATION AND EXPLOITATION OF MARKET POWER UNDER ARTICLE 102
References
Chapter 6 The Interplay between Standardization, IPR and Competition Law
1. STANDARDS ARE OMNIPRESENT AND IMPORTANT
2. CLASSIFICATION OF STANDARDS
2.1. CLASSIFICATION REGARDING THE BASIC FUNCTION OF STANDARDS
2.2. HOW STANDARDS MAY BE ADOPTED
3. COMPETITION LAW AND STANDARDIZATION
3.1. DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN QUALITY AND COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS
3.2. PUBLIC STANDARDIZATION
3.3. DE FACTO STANDARDIZATION
3.4. INFORMAL STANDARDIZATION
4. FORMAL STANDARDIZATION AND COMPETITION LAW
4.1. STANDARDIZATION AND MARKET POWER
4.2. COOPERATION AMONGST COMPETITORS
4.2.1. Traditional Treatment of Standard-Setting Organizations under EC Competition Law
4.2.2. Diverging Participants' Interests
4.2.3. Patent Ambushes
4.2.3.1. The Desirability of Clarity
4.2.4. FRAND
4.2.5. Ex-ante Pricing Negotiations
4.2.6. Enforceability as against Third Parties
5. CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 7 Case Note: Some Thoughts on the Rambus Case - Patent Ambush on Two Sides of the Ocean
1. THE US CASE
2. A FEW MONTHS AFTER, A FEW HOURS EARLIER
References
Chapter 8 Group Innovation and Patent Pools: The Role of the Courts - The Balance between Competitive and Anticompetitive Effects
1. GROUP INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
2. PATENT THICKET AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS: WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT PATENT POOLS?
3. THE ANTITRUST ANALYSIS OF PATENT-POOLING AGREEMENTS: PROMOTING THE INNOVATION PROCESS OR AFFECTING COMPETITION?
4. PATENT POOLS AND LITIGATION: THE RULE-OF-REASON APPROACH
References
Part III Sector-Specific Issues
Chapter 9 Negotiated Foreclosure and IPRs: Recent Developments
1. INTRODUCTION
2. 'NEGOTIATED FORECLOSURE' IN THE US AND THE EU: AN OVERVIEW
3. THE US APPROACH
3.1. THE US REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
3.2. THE POSITION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
3.3. THE POSITION OF US COURTS
3.4. THE POSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
4. THE EUROPEAN APPROACH
5. THE BASIC ECONOMICS OF NEGOTIATED FORECLOSURE THROUGH REVERSE PAYMENT SETTLEMENTS
6. POLICY IMPLICATIONS: SHOULD EUROPE ALLOW NEGOTIATED FORECLOSURE?
7. CONCLUSIONS
References
Chapter 10 The EU Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry. New Forms of Abuse and Article 102 TFEU
1. THE NEW FORMS OF ABUSE IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT
1.1. VEXATIOUS LITIGATION
1.2. MISUSE OF THE PATENT SYSTEM
1.3. ABUSE OF PROCESS
1.4. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL CONDUCT
2. THE NEW UNILATERAL PRACTICES AND ARTICLE 102 TFEU
2.1. EXISTENCE AND EXERCISE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
2.2. THE LEGITIMATE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS GRANTED BY LAW
2.3. THE RELEVANCE OF INTENTION
2.4. THE CONDUCT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE ON THE MARKET
3. CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 11 Industrial Property and Abuse of Dominant Position in the Pharmaceutical Market: Some Thoughts on the AstraZeneca Judgment of the EU General Court
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND THE DECISION OF THE COURT
3. OBSERVATIONS ON THE JUDGMENT
Bibliography
Chapter 12 Competition Law and Copyright: Observations from the World of Collecting Societies
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TERRITORIALITY OF COPYRIGHT LICENCES
3. COLLECTING SOCIETIES AND COMPETITION
3.1. COLLECTING SOCIETIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKET
3.1.1. Reduction of Transaction Cost
3.1.2. Elimination of Price Competition
3.2. COMPETITION FOR RIGHT HOLDERS VERSUS COMPETITION FOR USERS
3.2.1. Competition for Right Holders
3.2.2. Competition for Right Users
4. COOPERATION BETWEEN COLLECTING SOCIETIES
5. THE CISAC DISPUTE
5.1. BACKGROUND TO THE CISAC CASE
5.2. CONCERTED PRACTICE OR MERE PARALLEL BEHAVIOUR
5.3. PAN-EUROPEAN LICENCES VERSUS BLANKET LICENCES
5.3.1. Expectations of the Commission
5.3.2. Reactions of the Societies
5.3.3. Analysis
6. THE ROAD AHEAD: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PAN-EUROPEAN LICENCES
6.1. CONSISTENCY IN THE COMMISSION'S DEMANDS
6.2. DIVERSITY OF NATIONAL LAWS ON COLLECTIVE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
6.3. THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION
7. CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 13 New Levels of Protection for Shapes: A Consideration of Three-Dimensional Trademarks and Registered Models
References
Part IV General Competition Issues Relevant to the Subject Matter
Chapter 14 Single-Firm Conduct: A Discipline in Search of Itself
1. A BLACK HOLE?
2. RADICAL DIVERGENCE?
2.1. EXPLOITATIVE BEHAVIOUR: THE US PARADOXICAL ATTITUDE
2.2. THE EUROPEAN VIEW
3. NO MORE THAN A POTENTIAL THREAT
4. ANTICOMPETITIVE FORECLOSURE AS A TOOL FOR EXPLOITATION
5. A LOGICAL SHORT CIRCUIT
References
Chapter 15 Estimating Damages to Competitors from Exclusionary Practices in Europe: A Review of the Main Issues in the Light of National Courts' Experience
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HARM AND DAMAGES: AN OVERVIEW
2.1. BEHAVIOUR, ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR AND HARM
2.2. HARM TO COMPETITORS
2.2.1. Damnum Emergens
2.2.2. Loss of Profits
2.2.3. Loss of Chance
2.2.4. Loss of Reputation
2.3. HARM TO CONSUMERS
3. ESTIMATING DAMAGES: WHAT DO COURTS DO
3.1. BEFORE AND AFTER METHODS
3.2. YARDSTICK METHODS
3.3. ANALYTICAL METHODS
4. CONCLUSIONS
References
Chapter 16 Intellectual Property and Refusal to Deal: 'Ad Hoc' versus 'Categorical' Balancing
1. THE TENSION BETWEEN THE GOALS OF ANTITRUST LAW: THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF BALANCING
2. THE BALANCING IN THE CASE OF A DOMINANT FIRM'S REFUSAL TO DEAL
3. BALANCING IN THOSE CASES WHERE GOODS ARE PROTECTED BY AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT
4. THE REFUSAL TO DEAL UNDER EUROPEAN LAW
5. THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT AND THE TYPE OF BALANCE
6. THE PROPOSAL OF A CATEGORICAL BALANCING AND THE RESULTING EQUILIBRIUM OF INTERESTS
Bibliography
Part V Comparative Law Perspectives
Chapter 17 Exercise of Patent Rights under Japanese Anti-monopoly Prevention Law: A Comparative Law Perspective
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CANON RECYCLE CARTRIDGE CASE
3. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS V. INDEPENDENT INK
4. CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 18 A Primer on Competition and IP Law: A US-EU Perspective on Private Enforcement
References
Part VI National Law Insights
Chapter 19 The Relationship between IP Rights and Competition: Report from an Italian Point of View
1. REFUSAL TO DEAL AND OBLIGATION OF SIGNING A CONTRACT
2. ITALIAN COURTS ON THE MERITS: SOME CASES
3. DESIGN AND MODELS: THE CASE OF SPARE PARTS
4. THE ITALIAN CASES ON 'STANDARDIZATION'
5. THE ITALIAN SUPREME COURT CASE LAW
6. A FINAL PROPOSAL
References
Chapter 20 Antitrust and Intellectual Property: Reflections on the Experiences of AGCM
1. INTRODUCTION
2. EU/US APPROACH AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
3. THE AGCM CONTRIBUTION
4. CONCLUSIONS
References
Chapter 21 The Jurisdiction of Italian Judges in Enforcing Antitrust Law: Problems and Solutions
1. THE SPECIAL NATURE OF ANTITRUST LAW
2. THE ITALIAN JURISDICTION STRUCTURE WITH REGARD TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANTITRUST LAW
2.1. JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 33 OF LAW 287/1990
2.2. THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL COURTS OVER BREACHES OF EUROPEAN ANTITRUST LAW
2.3. THE JURISDICTION OF THE IP SPECIALIZED DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 134 OF THE ITALIAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CODE
2.4. THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS OVER 'COLLECTIVE ACTIONS'
3. REFLECTIONS ON SOME OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE PECULIAR JURISDICTION STRUCTURE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANTITRUST LAW IN THE ITALIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
3.1. THE DETERMINATION OF THE JUDGE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER AN ANTITRUST CLAIM
3.2. THE EXTENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL'S JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF ANTITRUST LAW
3.3. THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 134 OF THE ITALIAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CODE
3.4. THE COOPERATION INSTRUMENTS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION 1/2003
4. CONCLUSIVE REFLECTIONS
References
Chapter 22 Developments in Competition Law in the English Courts
1. 'CONSENT' TO PLACING OF GOODS ON THE MARKET
2. REPACKAGING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Chapter 23 Report on Competition Law Enforcement in the United Kingdom
Chapter 24 The Swedish Asphalt Cartel Case
1. HOW WAS THE CARTEL DISCOVERED?
2. THE APPLICATIONS
3. THE APPEAL
4. THE RULING OF THE MARKET COURT
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