Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law

A Practical approach to the interplay between IPR & Competition Law
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Description
The number of cases involving the interplay between competition law and IPR (intellectual property rights) have been increasing recently. This book is an inquiry into the areas of possible conflict between competition law and intellectual property rights, although the objectives of both laws are consumer welfare and prevention of market abuse. However, both are also considered to be serving the optimization of market by balancing the consumer interests. It covers theoretical, indeed legal, economic and philosophical, approaches to competition law and IPR, comparisons between them, MRTP Act 1969, Competition Act 2002, TRIPs and competition issues, the Indian experiences and guidelines for CCI in dealing with IPR and competition cases and the issues of varying jurisdiction in which the particular concepts are presented for reliefs. This book is intended for all who seek information and insights into these aspects of the laws.
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Contents
1     Introduction.
2     Interplay between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law
2.1    Introduction
2.2   Common Aim—different perspectives .
2.3   Objectives of the Study
2.4   Hypothesis
2.5   Rationale for Intellectual Property Protection—A Theoretical Approach
2.6   Philosophy of Competition Law
2.7   Developed versus Developing
2.8   New Challenges for India
2.9   The TRIPs Agreement and Competition Policy
2.10 Interplay between Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights
2.11 Literature Review
2.12 Chapterisation
3    Competition Law versus Intellectual Property Law in the United States
3.1   Objectives of Competition Law
3.2   US Laws on Competition and IP Interface.
3.3   Anti-competitive Practices
3.4   Abuse of Dominant Position
3.5   Exclusive Licenses
3.6   Licensing Restrictions and Competition
3.7   Refusal to Deal
3.8   Tying Agreements
3.9   Patent Pooling and Mergers
3.10 Conclusion
4    The Relationship between Intellectual Property Protection and Competition in the EU
4.1   Introduction
4.2   EU Regulation on Competition
4.3   Intellectual Property Protection versus Competition Law
4.4   Abuse of Dominant Position
4.5   Commission's findings
4.6   Remedies suggested
4.7   Predatory pricing
4.8   Tying Agreements
4.9   Refusal to deal
4.10 Refusal to licens
4.11 Diversity in US and EU approaches
4.12 Conclusion
5    The Indian Experience
5.1    Indian competition law
5.2   Historical outlook
5.3   Intellectual Property Right Protection in India
5.4   Anti-competitive Agreements
5.5   Abuse of dominant position
5.6   Combinations
5.7   Mergers
5.8   Predatory pricing
5.9   IPR and Competition
5.10 Microsoft Case before the CCI
5.11 Micromax Informatics Ltd. v Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ).
5.12 Conclusion
6    Conclusion and Guidelines for Indian Competition Authorities
6.1   Conclusion
6.2   The US Scenario
6.3   The EU Jurisprudence
6.4   Indian scenario
6.5   Guidelines for Indian Competition Authorities
Index 
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Author Details
K.D. Raju, LLM, MPhil, PhD(JNU) Fulbright Fellow, Microsoft Outstanding Young Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor of Law in Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT, Kharagpur
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