The EU competition policy in regard to vertical restraints is mainly based upon neoclassical efficiency-oriented reasonings, leading to a neglect of the innovation dimension. This paper analyses to what extent evolutionary theories of competition and innovation economics can be used to derive...

The EU competition policy in regard to vertical restraints is mainly based upon neoclassical efficiencyoriented reasonings, leading to a neglect of the innovation dimension. This article analyses to what extent evolutionary theories of competition and innovation economics can be used to derive...

There may not be better way by which one can instantly capture the quintessence of the 81-page Proposal for a Digital Markets Act tabled by the European Commission in December 2020 as when one reads a few lines placed in the middle of Recital 58: “The gatekeepers should ensure the compliance...

Wolfgang Kerber: Evolutionäre Marktprozesse und Nachfragemacht. Das Nachfragemachtproblem im Rahmen einer evolutionären Spielraumanalyse und Kritik seiner bisherigen wettbewerbspolitischen Behandlung. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 1989, 624 Seiten, 89 DM

Since the patent system relies on private litigation for challenging weak patents, and patent settlements might influence the incentives for challenging patents, the question arises whether the antitrust assessment of patent settlements should also consider their impact on the incentives to...