Restraints on Innovation

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

This chapter turns to one place where antitrust policy and IP policy should be aligned—namely, where a practice serves to restrain rather than promote innovation. Unfortunately antitrust's strict proof requirements for harm and effects on price competition often stand in the way of making antitrust a useful device for challenging restraints on innovation, particularly in private lawsuits.

Keywords

Antitrust policy, intellectual property law, innovation, price competition

Publication Title

Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199738830.003.0010

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