Patents and antitrust: a rethinking in light of patent breadth and sequential innovation

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Strong patent laws protect the interests of inventors, but patent protections must be balanced with antitrust protections to effectively promote innovations by subsequent inventors. Patent laws are assumed to promote invention by ensuring that inventors have adequate incentives to invest in research, but the efforts of subsequent researchers can be thwarted by the broad interpretation of patent protections. Two areas that might require antitrust law scrutiny are pooled research resulting in patents and cross-licensing of patents.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Patent Law, Economic aspects, Technological innovations, Patent licenses, Patent licensing

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The Robinson-Patman Act and competition: unfinished business

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Price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act is the subject of this article where the author compares the practices prohibited under the Act with generally competitive vertical nonprice restraints. Interpretations and criticisms of the Act are discussed.

United States, Price discrimination

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Exclusive dealing, discrimination, and discounts under EC competition law

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The European Economic Community's exclusive dealing, discrimination, and discount antitrust law is described in this article which includes discussions of substantive and procedural law.

European Union, Analysis, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements, Vertical integration

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