TY - UNPB

T1 - The Clash of Civilizations, Much Ado about Nothing or Something Rotten in the Kingdom of Enforcement! Do IP rights merit special considerations under competition law?

AU - Bergqvist, Christian

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - It is often claimed, but rarely in further detail, that IP rights create tensions under competition law and thus merit special considerations. While little can be held against the first, the latter is significantly less evidential if it involves a restrictive, or no application, as strong arguments can be held against both suggestions. Further, rather than a conflict between colliding interests the interaction has been haunted by a mix of unsettled questions and enforcement priorities to which the European Commission, as the supreme enforcer in EU, has not always demonstrated a coherent approach.

AB - It is often claimed, but rarely in further detail, that IP rights create tensions under competition law and thus merit special considerations. While little can be held against the first, the latter is significantly less evidential if it involves a restrictive, or no application, as strong arguments can be held against both suggestions. Further, rather than a conflict between colliding interests the interaction has been haunted by a mix of unsettled questions and enforcement priorities to which the European Commission, as the supreme enforcer in EU, has not always demonstrated a coherent approach.

M3 - Working paper

SP - 1

EP - 30

BT - The Clash of Civilizations, Much Ado about Nothing or Something Rotten in the Kingdom of Enforcement! Do IP rights merit special considerations under competition law?

CY - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1954544

ER -