Markets for technologies: do they really work?

It is widely agreed that one of the main economic roles of IP law is to create exclusive rights: exclusivity …

Is R&D cooperation a steppingstone to collusion?

In 2010, the European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors. Some of …

Still on Pinckney: end of the story?

A few weeks have passed since the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its decision in Case C-170/12 Pinckney (here) …

La carte et le territoire: une copie n’est jamais l’original

L’ancien président de la Réserve fédérale américaine, Alain Greenspan, vient de publier chez Penguin: The Map and the Territory, …

Les ‘patent trolls’ bientôt sur le marché européen? Mise à jour fin 2014

C’est sous ce titre qu’un dossier du journal La Libre (19 oct. 2013) préparé par Laurent Lambrecht (voir ici) se …

Why does Microsoft keep chasing Google’s taillights with Bing?

Four years ago, Microsoft released a new search engine: Bing. It was aimed to be an improved version of …

Do you believe in sharing or in owning? Do you rely on commons or on private property?

An article in the Financial Times (Tim Harford, ‘Do you believe in sharing?’, F.T., August 31/Sept. 1 2013) reminds …

Are Patent Settlements Anti-Competitive?

Settlements of disputes allowing parties to find a mutually acceptable compromise are a legitimate way to end private disagreements. The …