European Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
General Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Title 1: Field of application
Title 2: Restrictive agreements
Title 3: Abuse of dominant position
Section 1: Existence/Exercise
Section 2: Specific subject matter
Section 3: Essential function
Chapter 2: Applications
Part 3: Procedure
Part 4: Mergers
Part 5: State aid
159. Background
1 minute de lecture
The exploitation monopoly that national legislations grant to proprietors of an intellectual property right on a territorial basis directly goes against the principles of the free movement of goods and freedom of competition established by the Treaty, which are simultaneously designed to counter any monopoly power and to promote an integrated market. At first, the letter of the Treaty only provide …