IP and Antitrust: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles Applied to Intellectual Property Law, Second Edition

IP and Antitrust: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles Applied to Intellectual Property Law, Second Editiont is a two-volume reference that focuses on the intersection of the areas of IP and antitrust . While intellectual property licensing arrangements are typically pro-competitive, antitrust concerns may nonetheless arise. Licensing arrangements raise concerns under the antitrust laws if they are likely to adversely affect the prices, quantities, qualities or varieties of goods and services -- either currently or potentially available. The Justice Department's rekindled interest in intellectual property licensing arrangements now requires that companies factor antitrust considerations into the drafting and review of intellectual property licensing arrangements. Thus, licensing agreements involving intellectual property must now be drafted with two considerations in mind: maximizing the commercial value of intellectual property rights, and minimizing antitrust risks

IP and Antitrust is the first comprehensive resource that fully examines intellectual property from an antitrust perspective, to help you steer clear of unexpected problems. It provides a sophisticated discussion of intellectual property law not currently available in the antitrust treatises on the market today, including Areeda and Hovenkamp's Antitrust Law treatise.

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