The point of conflict between competition law and patent law is mainly on the objectives of these two policies. Whereas competition law encourages market pluralism, patent law promotes exclusive exploitation of patented-technology by patent holders. Despite this asymmetrical purposes both policies compliment each in promoting innovation, disseminat...
Publications Advocate General Bobek provides an analytical framework to assess the appropriateness of ‘by object’ qualifications while clarifying and consolidating the case-law on the dichotomy between ‘by object’ and ‘by effect’ restrictions (Budapest Bank) publication dateDec 2019 publication descriptionConcurrences publication descriptionOn 5 Se...
On 5 September 2019, Advocate General Bobek delivered his Opinion in the Budapest Bank case following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Hungarian Supreme Court. AG Bobek advised on several matters such as the existence of an obligation for National Competition Authorities to expressly indicate which type of collusion they condemn and whet...
La libéralisation des télécommunications soulève des questions juridiques, politiques et sociales. L’interaction entre ces divers enjeux incite logiquement à retracer le processus d’adaptation du service public des télécommunications. Avec la libéralisation de ce secteur, nous passons d’une approche étatiste et unifiée à un avenir libéral. Cette tr...
With its judgment the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) confirms its previous case law indicating that the criterium to determine whether a competition law violation is covered by a contractual jurisdiction clause is the existence of a ‘contractual link’, adding that this is the case even when such clause does not explicitly refer to disputes relat...
Le constat de l'existence de déséquilibres contractuels est bien le signe que la théorie de l'autonomie de la volonté, en vertu de laquelle les contrats sont présumés équilibrés, est en profond décalage avec la réalité des affaires. Cette injustice contractuelle apparaît aux antipodes d'un certain nombre de principes défendus par le législateur. C'...
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Published in IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law
In dealing with anti-competitive conduct in the intellectual property domain, competition authorities can utilize a variety of sanctions and remedies to ensure that the technology market is not affected by such conduct and that the innovation growth rate does not decline under the shadow of corporate greed. This article examines competition law mea...
Ce rapport répond à une série de questions-réponses portant sur « le droit européen de la concurrence face aux enjeux de la mondialisation ». Il s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une mission d'information de la Commission des affaires européennes de l’Assemblée nationale de la République française. L’objectif de cette mission d’information est de tirer les...
The increasing volume and value of data in online markets along with tendencies of market concentration makes it an interesting research topic in the field of competition law. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate how EU competition law could adapt to the challenges brought on by big data, particularly in relation to Art. 102 TFEU and the EUMR....
