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Essentiality checks for standard essential patents: food for thoughts from the LeadershIP conference

On 10 November Igor Nikolic, Research Fellow at the Centre for a Digital Society, participated at the LeadershIP conference in Brussels. At the event, Igor moderated a panel that focused on essentiality checks for...

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The Interaction of Competition Law and Sector Regulation. Emerging Trends at the National and EU Level

Edited by Pier Luigi Parcu, European University Institute; Giorgio Monti, Tilburg University and European University Institute; and Marco Botta, European University Institute and Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

This insightful book discusses the interaction of sector-specific regulation and competition policy. In particular, it identifies emerging trends and reflects on the nature of network regulation in the energy and telecom industries. Chapters consider key topics, such as the recent antitrust investigations concerning the excessive price of off-patent drugs and the impact of digitalization on the future of network industries. The book also assesses several examples of the complex relationship between sector-specific regulation and competition policy.

Economic Analysis in EU Competition Policy: Recent Trends at the National and EU Level

This insightful book assesses emerging trends in the role of economic analysis in EU competition policy, exploring how it has substantially increased in terms of both theories and methods. Chapters consider key topics including the role of economic analysis in relation to defining the relevant market, the challenges of competition policy enforcement in the telecom and digital markets, and economic methods to estimate damages in cases of private enforcement of EU competition law. The book also discusses the challenges faced by judges in reviewing the economic evidence relied on by competition agencies in their decisions and how these may be overcome.

Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law: The Impact of the Damages Directive

Edited by Pier Luigi Parcu and Giorgio Monti, European University Institute, Italy and Marco Botta, Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, Germany.

During the past decade, private enforcement of competition law has slowly taken off in Europe. However, major differences still exist among Member States. By harmonizing a number of procedural rules, the Damages Directive aimed to establish a level playing field among EU Member States. This timely book represents the first assessment of the implementation of the Damages Directive. Offering a comparative perspective, key chapters provide an up-to-date account of the emerging trends in private enforcement of competition law in Europe.

Abuse of Dominance in EU Competition Law: Emerging Trends

Edited by Pier Luigi Parcu and Giorgio Monti, European University Institute, Italy and Marco Botta, Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, Germany

Granting rebates to a customer or refusing to supply a competitor are examples of ordinary commercial practices, which become ‘abusive’ under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) when carried out by ‘dominant’ firms. This topical book provides an up-to-date account of the emerging trends in the enforcement and interpretation of this provision at both the EU and national level.

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