IP and Antitrust: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles Applied to Intellectual Property Law, 3rd Edition (1-year Online Subscription)

VOLUME I

PART A: Competition Policy and the System of Intellectual Property Rights

• Introduction
• The U.S. Intellectual Property System: Key Aspects for the Antitrust Interface
• Misuse
• Intellectual Property and Market Power
• Jurisdictional and Procedural Issues Governing Antitrust/Intellectual Property Claims
• Remedies for Anticompetitive Abuses of IP Rights
• Anticompetitive Settlement of IP Disputes

PART B: Monopolistic Practices Involving Intellectual Property Rights

• Monopolization
• Improper Enforcement of Intellectual Property Claims
• Innovation and Product Changes
• Unilateral Refusals to License
• Patent and Other Intellectual Property Acquisitions; Nonuse

PART C: Vertical Integration and Related Licensing Practices by Intellectual Property Holders

• Vertical Practices Involving Intellectual Property Rights: Preliminary Issues
• Tying, Exclusive Dealing and Related Licensing Practices
• Package Licensing, Blanket Licenses and Block-Booking
• Anticompetitive Royalty Provisions
• Resale Price Maintenance and Vertically Imposed Nonprice Restraints
• Grantback Provision

VOLUME II

PART D: Horizontal Restraints Involving Intellectual Property Licensing

• Justifications and Basic Competitive Concerns
• Price Restricted Licenses and the General Electric Rule
• Output Restricted Licenses
• Horizontal Market Division and Other Nonprice Restrictions
• Cross-Licensing and Patent Pools
• Intellectual Property and Standard-Setting Organizations
• Research and Production Joint Ventures: National Cooperative Research and Production Acts

PART E: Competition and Intellectual Property Licensing in Global Markets

• International Standards for the Intellectual Property/Antitrust Interface
• Application of U.S. Antitrust Law to International Licensing Arrangements
• The Intellectual Property/Competition Law Interface: Europe
• The Intellectual Property/Competition Law Interface: Canada
• The Intellectual Property/Competition Law Interface: China
• The Intellectual Property/Competition Law Interface: Japan

APPENDICES

• A: Selected Federal Statutes
• B: Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property
• C: Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations
• D: International Materials
• E: European Materials
• F: Canadian Materials