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?

30 Pages Posted: 5 Nov 2011

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Christian Bergqvist

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 4, 2011

Abstract

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.

Keywords: competition law, IP law

Suggested Citation

Bergqvist, Christian, 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? (November 4, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1954544 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1954544

Christian Bergqvist (Contact Author)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law ( email )

Karen Blixens Plads 16
COPENHAGEN, 2300
Denmark

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