The intersection of antitrust law and intellectual property ("IP") is a niche that did not command national attention during the lead-up to the election. But evidence exists about President Obama’s general views on antitrust law and on patent reform.

By the year 2025, the breadth of the per se rule will narrow yet again and federal courts will evaluate tying arrangements under the rule of reason. Christopher Leslie (Univ. of California Irvine School of Law)