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
Chapter 1: Principles
Section 1: Restrictive agreements
Section 3: Free movement of goods
Part 3: Procedure
Part 4: Mergers
Part 5: State aid
165. Conditions for prohibition
1 minute de lecture
Applying Article 102 TFEU assumes the existence of a dominant position and the abuse thereof. The existence of an intellectual property right alone is not sufficient to confer a dominant position on its owner , let alone constitute an abuse .
By contrast, the exercise of an intellectual property right may give rise to abuse due to the exclusive right it grants . Thus, an undertaking which engages …
