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Competition, Standards, and Patents

By  |  November 13, 2012

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

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    Per Hellstrom (European Union – Directorate General for Competition) and Thomas Kramler discuss Competition, Standards, and Patents.

    ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline some of the issues raised by the use of standards and patents from an EU competition law perspective, and discuss what lessons market participants and regulators might draw from ongoing disputes.