This paper investigates a dataset that codes key features of the competition laws of 102 countries. It first compares the scope of the laws overall, and of various subcomponents such as the law governing dominance, collusive conduct, and mergers. The second question examined in this paper is...

The protection of a "system of undistorted competition" within the internal market is one of the core elements of EU law that institutionalizes economic integration. The addressees of the prohibitions regarding restraints of competition such as Articles 101 and 102 TFEU are "undertakings". Hence...

Das Spannungsfeld zwischen dem geistigen Eigentum und den Bedingungen, die für einen freien Wettbewerb erforderlich sind, stellt die Wissenschaft vor große Herausforderungen. Die Beiträge dieses Sammelbandes spiegeln Facettenreichtum und Tiefe der damit angesprochenen Problematik wider....