Will ‘Patent trolls’ soon appear on the European market?

It is under this title that a series of articles (published in the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique on …

Plain packaging receives a “no” from the European Parliament

As already reported several times on this blog (see here, here and here),  plain packaging of tobacco products, i. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Secrecy vs. patents. How to choose?

Because they blossom in winter and display striking red and green colors, poinsettias are ideal for Christmas decorating. Yet, …

Where to sue in a case of alleged online copyright infringement?

Readers who follow all things copyright will remember Case C-170/12 Pinckney, an exciting reference from the French Court of Cassation concerning …

Mixing patents and trade secrets for complex innovations

  In our latest working paper, Francis Bloch and myself analyze the optimal protection strategy for an innovator of a complex …