Essays about: "competition law Article 81"
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16. Allocating Territories, Customers and Fields of Use in Patent Licensing Agreements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : As a matter of business reality, the allocation of markets through direct agreements are the most favourable and efficient construction in any level of commerce as it provides the delight of not having to compete with other companies in a certain territory, to a specific customer group or within a particular field of use. However, the practice of dividing different areas within a patent licensing agreement, in particular where to draw the exact line between permitted respectively prohibited allocations has long been an area of conflict. READ MORE
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17. EC competition law and parallel trade in pharmaceuticals- Time for a new approach?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Parallel trade in goods is generally viewed as a positive phenomenon within the EU as a consequence of the principle free movement of goods: When traders buy goods in one part of the common market at a low price and transfer it to a higher priced area, allowing them to undercut those prices, then this will enhance competition, drive down prices and give consumers more choice- an overall positive effect. Traditionally, the pharmaceuticals market has not been treated any differently and the Community institutions have for many years encouraged pharmaceutical parallel trade without listening to concerns voiced by the industry that the pharmaceuticals market is characterised by special conditions setting it apart from all other markets. READ MORE
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18. Market Share Thresholds in Licensing Agreements - Punishing Success?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The EU has, in the Lisbon strategy, set an objective to become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. It will, in order to achieve this objective, be necessary to develop and rapidly spread new technologies on the common market. READ MORE
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19. The EC competition law reform
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : From the first of May this year the notification system is to be abandoned to the benefit of a directly applicable system in which the undertakings themselves will be forced to assess the EC competition rules. A major decentralisation is also to take place, allowing both the national competition authorities and the national courts to apply the EC competition rules in their entirety. READ MORE
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20. The EC Integration Principle and Competition. A genuine change in policy setting and implementation?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : A common feature within the European Union is that the responsibilities for environmental protection are separated from those managing natural resources and the economy. There are strong arguments for the idea that to be able to successfully resolve the many environmental challenges that lay ahead, it is necessary to integrate environmental concern in those sectors of the economy that affect them. READ MORE
