ABSTRACT
Antitrust and competition law is a fast moving area of law and the subject of extensive academic research. The aim of this volume is to select articles as tools for understanding how antitrust and competition law is applied to unilateral conduct which is harmful to the consumer and to the competitiveness of the market. The articles examine the meaning of dominance and monopolisation and show that although legal and economic rules have been developed to establish whether undertakings hold such strong market positions, it is often difficult to determine with certainty that the undertaking being investigated meets the threshold. The various debates on pricing and non-pricing conduct are also represented as are the conflicts that have arisen regarding the exercise of intellectual property rights by powerful undertakings, particularly in the context of the new economies. The volume includes scholarly articles published on both sides of the Atlantic and enables a greater understanding of the application of antitrust and competition law from the point of view of economics and politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|1 pages
The Meaning of Dominance and Monopolization
chapter 1|80 pages
Monopolization and Abuse of Dominance in Canada, The United States, and The European Union
chapter 4|4 pages
Markets without substitutes
chapter 6|12 pages
Application of the Concept of Barriers to Entry Under Article 82 of the EC Treaty
part II|1 pages
Abuse and Violation
part III|1 pages
Dominance/Monopolization and Intellectual Property Rights