We’re proud to present this special March issue, which includes two unique articles. The first, a presentation on how standard setting organizations can help the standard essential patents licensing problem, is co-authored by three very distinguished economists:  Kai-Uwe Kühn, Chief Economist, DG Competition, European Commission; Fiona Scott Morton, former Chief Economist, Antitrust Division, US Department of […]

Joshua Wright, Mar 04, 2013 This article is based on a presentation of remarks presented on February 23, 2013 at the inauguration of the ICT Competition Laboratory, the Competition Law Center, Beijing, China. This represents my first public statements as a Commissioner and generally concerns antitrust in high-tech markets. Specifically, I would like to discuss […]

Kai-Uwe Kuhn, Fiona Scott Morton, Howard Shelanski, Mar 05, 2013   Intellectual property rights were established in both the United States and Europe to protect inventors, to stimulate innovation, and to benefit consumers. We are concerned that specific circumstances affecting some industries like the information and communication technology (“ICT”) sector may limit the effectiveness of […]