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Joint Research And Development Under US Antitrust And EU Competition Law

Joint Research And Development Under US Antitrust And EU Competition Law New Horizons in Competition Law and Economics series

Author: Björn Lundqvist
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781784713003
Published In: April 2015
Format: Hardback , 296 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union, U.S. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This fascinating new book dissects, from a Competition law perspective, how Research and Development collaborations operate under both US and EU antitrust law. Analyzing the evolution of this innovation landscape from the 1970s to the present day, Blomqvist details the modifications and amendments made over this time to the relevant legal acts and guidelines. In doing to, the author picks up on the slow shift that has taken place in both the antitrust laws of the USA and the Competition Rules of the EU. The book concludes by discussing the necessity for a stringent attitude towards the antitrust establishment, and how this can be developed by reviving the concept of the ‘innovation market’.

Due to disagreement between policymakers and innovation economists, antitrust agencies have been rather confused over when and how to use competition law in reference to research and development (R&D) joint ventures and collaborations. This important book dissects the antitrust treatment, in the USA and under EU law, of joint R&D ventures from the 1970s to the present day. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the modifications and amendments made to legal acts and guidelines. It also looks at the slow shift in the scant case law detected both under the antitrust laws of the USA and the competition rules of the EU.

Björn Lundqvist demonstrates that the prevailing antitrust policies towards R&D collaborations are very similar in the USA and the EU, and that they both mirror a lenient attitude towards collaboration between competitors. Nonetheless, ultimately, the book shows that a more stringent attitude from the antitrust establishment can be discerned, and that the concept of the ‘innovation market’ could possibly soon have a revival.

This fascinating book caters to both researchers and practitioners in competition law and economics. The easy-to-follow chart and boxes will be particularly useful for practitioners when setting up R&D joint ventures.

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Innovation Economics 3. Research and development collaborations under US Antitrust law and EC Competition Rules 4. Innovation Policy Index