Horizontal Restraints
Posted by Social Science Research Network Proportional Restraints in Horizontal Patent Settlements By Erik Hovenkamp & Jorge Lemus When rivals settle a patent dispute, they prefer to preserve monopoly profits, even if the patent is very likely invalid or noninfringed. Antitrust has come to embrace a policy that requires horizontal settlements to restrain competition by no […]
Posted by Social Science Research Network Antitrust Law and Patent Settlement Design By Erik Hovenkamp For competing firms, a patent settlement provides a rare opportunity to write an agreement that forestalls competition without transparently violating the antitrust laws. Problematically, such agreements are highly profitable for reasons that have nothing to do with resolving a patent dispute. […]
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