EU competition law and intellectual property rights, the regulation of innovation, 2nd edition

Abstract

Widely read and appreciated in its first edition by students, academics, and junior practitioners, this was the first book to offer an accessible introduction to the interface between competition law and intellectual property rights.Now fully updated, but retaining the accessible approach, it continues to represent an ideal gateway to this increasingly dynamic interface, offering a sound introduction to the topic based on thorough legal analysis. It provides a foundation to EU competition law rules as they relate to intellectual property rights and explores how such a template can be applied to existing intellectual property rights and adapted to new technologies such as telecommunications and information technology. It demonstrates how, both under the EU law and as a matter of economic policy, EU competition law must provide a set of outer limits to, and a framework of rules which regulate, the exploitation and licensing of intellectual property rights.This book offers a comprehensive insight to new developments in the field in a textbook style ideal for those approaching the subject for the first time, or a useful reference for those with more experience