Essays about: "monopoly and market failure"

Found 3 essays containing the words monopoly and market failure.

  1. 1. EC Competition Policy on Compulsory Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Oscarsson; [2002]
    Keywords : Konkurrensrätt; EG-rätt; Immaterialrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Both competition law and intellectual property law are considered good for economic efficiency, but the interface between the two legal fields is, and probably always will be, a complex area of law, since these legal areas in one sense can be said to strive for the opposite things. Intellectual property rights are considered public goods, which mean that it is hard to prevent others from using the goods without paying for it. READ MORE

  2. 2. The dilemma of Article 81(1) EC - the notion of 'restriction of competition'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anders Tjernlund-Jemail; [2001]
    Keywords : Konkurrensrätt; EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The dilemma of Article 81(1) EC can be described as a fight between control and freedom. Control in the sense that the Commission has taken a formalistic approach on the interpretation of Article 81(1) EC with the result that many agreements are caught by the prohibition. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Potential Impact of the Essential Facilities Doctrine on the Biotechnology Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Helene Molander; [2001]
    Keywords : Konkurrensrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the application of the so-called Essential Facilities Doctrine in Community law against the background of the special characteristics and needs of the biotechnology industry. The Essential Facilities Doctrine obliges under competition law the dominant owner of an essential facility to grant access to third parties on non-discriminatory terms. READ MORE