IP Literature Watch: July 2021
In this issue of IP Literature Watch we include papers on IP and antitrust, licensing, innovation, law and policy, copyright, IP, and trade. Among the papers...
Actual or alleged conduct by intellectual property owners may give rise to private antitrust cases or actions by competition enforcement agencies. Antitrust issues may arise when, for example, patent, copyright, or trademark owners are alleged to have anticompetitively exploited their IP rights or, in the merger context, when intellectual property rights may be alleged to constitute a barrier to entry. CRA offers a team of world-class economists who specialize in the economics of antitrust and intellectual property. We have provided oral and written expert testimony in hundreds of legal disputes involving intertwined IP and antitrust issues such as:
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Engagements
- 01Economic analysis in a product hopping litigationThis case involved a blood thinner drug whose initial patent had expired. The brand company improved the product and obtained additional patents on those...View engagement
- 02Economic analysis of generic test specification standardsThis matter involved scientific tests for generic drug closeness to the brand, as required by the FDA. The plaintiff alleged deceptive conduct within the...View engagement
- 03FRAND analysis for mobile telecommunications patentsThe case involved patent infringement and FRAND antitrust claims (supra-FRAND licensing and discrimination) for mobile telecom standard essential patents. A...View engagement