Price Determination and Vertical Restraints : Antitrust & IP Interface

The paper analyses the conundrum of Antitrust and IP laws in Indian context. It also analyses the approach of the CCI 2 to address the conundrum through various cases. The paper also reckons upon the transitions of the CCI’s approach in Price Determination for Antitrust Scrutiny. The paper deploys various sectors such as Pharmaceutical, Fertilizer & Automobile to address the research inquiry. It also pounds, upon the economic model as critical approach of the CCI ought to be by critically evaluating the orders of the CCI. The paper discusses the interface of the Competition law & IP in the vertical markets were deployed as restrictive covenants in the licensing agreement. Lastly, the paper address the concern through scholarly articles and judgement