Research and Markets - Intellectual Property And EU Competition Law

Dublin--Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9782) has announced the addition of Intellectual Property And EU Competition Law to their offering.

(PRWEB) November 22, 2004 -- The interface between intellectual property rights and competition policy is one of the most important and difficult areas of EU economic law. The exploitation of exclusive rights can conflict with competition law, which aims to preserve competition as the driving force in efficient markets. These conflicts have to be resolved against the background of a complicated relationship between EU law, national laws and international treaties relating to intellectual property. There have been major developments recently in this area, including the new Technology Transfer Block Exemption, the Commission's Guidelines on Technology Transfer, and cases such as IMS and Microsoft concerning the circumstances in which exploitation of intellectual property rights is an abuse of a dominant position. This practical book contains a detailed explanation of the application of EU competition law to all types of intellectual property, including recent developments, and the resulting regulatory framework for the exploitation and licensing of intellectual property rights.

This detailed and practical text written by a leading authority in the field constitutes an essential guide for all those requiring in-depth knowledge of the application of EU competition law to intellectual property, including legal practitioners, court and competition authority officials, academics and students.

I. Exclusive rights and Community competition policy: A. Fundamental principles; B. Article 81; C. Article 82; D. Control of concentrations

II. Technology: A. Overview; B. Technology transfer; C. Technology pools; D. Research and development; E. Specialisation and sub-contracting

III. Culture: A. General approach; B. Collecting societies;

IV. Branding: A. Overview; B. Franchising and merchandising; C. Distribution; D. Transfers; E. Resolution of conflicts

V. Appendix: Selected legislation

Index

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9782

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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