Competition policy

Standard-setting abuse: the case for antitrust control

The issue: Standards reduce production costs and increase the value of products to consumers. Think about mobile phones: using the same technolog

Competition policy trends in South Korea

Economists often talk about a strong correlation between market development and enforcement of competition policy rules. That is not surprising: compe

EU antitrust control and patent abuses

Standard-setting abuse: the case for antitrust control

Standards reduce production costs and increase the value of products to consumers; ultimately they significantly contribute to economic development. S

European antitrust control and standard setting

Standards reduce production costs and increase products’ value to consumers. Standards however entail risks of anti-competitive abuse...

Thunderbolts in the patent storm – EU and US antitrust strikes in the Samsung and Google-Motorola cases

Standards and standard-setting processes play a key role in fostering European economic development. Standards ensure interoperability of networks and

European antitrust fines: a new wave of deterrence?

The European Commission just delivered the highest aggregate fine in its history for operating a cartel: €1.47bn (see Euractive). That comes at the en

Smart choices for growth

Recovery in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain is held back in part by structural barriers. Overcoming these requires structural reform and public inve

The value of a well-designed EU patent

Compétitivité : les trois débats

Un seul suffirait au malheur du gouvernement. Mais sur la compétitivité, trois débats s’enchevêtrent : ils portent sur l’urgence d’une réponse&nb

Intellectual Property Rights and Antitrust – is there light at the end of the tunnel? Part 2

Intellectual Property Rights and Antitrust – is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Blogs review: the patent war in IT

What’s at stake: Apple’s recent victory in its ongoing dispute over IP rights with Samsung has received a great deal of attention from regulators, aca

Are new ICT sectors a platform for European growth?

New ICT sectors: Platforms for European growth?

Italy and Spain "must break down barriers to growth"

The current crisis afflicting the eurozone has brought the economic convergence between southern and northern Europe to a grinding halt. The Mediter