This thesis addresses a topical issue of management of the antitrust-patent intersection, looking at the problem from an innovation perspective. It contributes to the field, first, by showing that from the innovation perspective the problem of biases present in both antitrust and patent decision...
Competition problems may exist in markets that cannot adequately be addressed using the ‘antitrust’ rules in Articles 101 and 102 TFEU or through the use of ex ante merger control. The question then arises whether other mechanisms can be devised to identify harms to competition and to identify r...
The Commission retains a margin of discretion in the choice of opting for an Article 7 prohibition decision or an Article 9 commitments decision. The choice depends on the main objectives pursued and the specific features of the case. In practice, commitment decisions are not appropriate in case...
This study provides an ex-post evaluation of competition policy enforcement in the European telecoms markets. We have gathered information on all the competition policy decisions adopted by the European Commission and the National Competition Authorities over the past 15 years and evaluated the ...