Standardization under EU competition rules and US antitrust laws : the rise and limits of self-regulation / Björn Lundqvist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundqvist, Björn (Law teacher), author.

Series:

New horizons in competition law and economics.

New Horizons in Competition Law and Economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition, Unfair--European Union countries.

Competition, Unfair.

Antitrust law--United States.

Antitrust law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Standardization under EU Competition Rules and US Antitrust Laws offers comparative insight into how technology standards and the standard setting process are regulated under United States antitrust law and European Union competition rules respectively. The current focus on single firms' use of patents to exclude competition, for example, patent and FRAND ambush, is discussed, as well as the forms of collaboration making up the standardization process. Bjorn Lundqvist analyses the standardization process, looking, for example, at the agreements and the conduct of firms prior to the enactment o

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Table of cases; 1. R&D collaborations, technology standardization agreements and patent pools: antitrust problems or efficient solutions to antitrust problems?; 2. The proliferation of IPRs and the rise of standards; 3. The governance and institutional structure of SSOs; 4. The regulation of standardization agreements and adjoining collaborations; 5. Patent pools; 6. Unilateral conduct under standards; 7. Comparative analysis and critique; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78195-486-0