Intellectual property, antitrust and cumulative innovation in the EU and the US

Intellectual property, antitrust and cumulative innovation in the EU and the US

This study addresses how 'cumulative innovation' is accounted for under IP and antitrust laws in the EU and US, and how it could alternatively be dealt with. Topics include policy levers under European and US patent, copyright and trade secrecy laws, compulsory licensing regimes and misuse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaseberg, Thorsten (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Hart Publishing , c2012
Series:Hart studies in competition law
Subjects:
Antitrust law > European Union countries
Antitrust law > United States
Intellectual property > European Union countries
Intellectual property > United States
Patent laws and legislation > European Union countries
Patent laws and legislation > United States
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The relationship between IP and antitrust laws
  • 3. The concepts of monopolisation and abuse : what is the correct test?-- 4. Refusals to deal which may impede follow-on innovation
  • 5. The licensing fee : determining liability and the remedy
  • 6. An essential facilities test
  • 7. Cumulative innovation under US IP and antitrust laws
  • 8. Cumulative innovation under European IP laws and EU competition law
  • 9. Comparison and international dimension
  • 10. Summary

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