Standards reduce production costs and increase products' value to consumers. Standards however entail risks of anti-competitive abuse. After the adoption of a standard, the chosen technology normally lacks credible substitutes. The owner of the patented technology might thus have additional...

This paper argues that the consequences of the ‘fragmentation’ of the European patent system are more dramatic than the mere prohibitive costs of maintaining a patent in force in many jurisdictions. First, detailed analysis of judicial systems in several European countries and four case...

Nach Jahren der politischen Auseinandersetzung einigten sich 2018 Europäisches Parlament (EP) und Europäischer Rat auf eine Novellierung der Entsenderichtlinie von 1996. Angesichts der grundlegenden Interessendifferenzen beim Thema Arbeitnehmerentsendung muss dieses Ereignis speziell vor dem...