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Trademarks and Brands in Merger Control: An Analysis of the European and Swiss Legal Orders


ISBN13: 9789041167170
Published: August 2016
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Country of Publication: The Netherlands
Format: Hardback
Price: £159.00



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The role of intellectual property rights in merger control procedures has not received the attention it warrants. Most research has focused on the assessment of intellectual property rights in anticompetitive conducts rather than on how a firm can monopolise a market by accumulating such assets.

This is despite the fact that access to such assets, whether used or unused, is often a key factor, if not the only one, motivating mergers. This book, the first to address trademarks and brands from the perspective of merger control procedure, studies the legal issues of the topic.

The author’s thorough and critical approach addresses topics such as:-

  • the in-depth assessment of the legal and economic foundations of both trademarks and brands, and merger control;
  • why trademarks and brands may be relevant to the assessment of mergers, including the distinction between trademarks and brands, the origin of the brands’ strength according to marketing sciences, and how and why brands may provide market power to their holder;
  • the conditions under which the assignment or licence of a trademark may qualify as a concentration under the definition of the European Union Merger Regulation or of the Swiss Cartel Act;
  • the role played by trademarks and brands in the substantive assessment of a merger, including the definition of the relevant markets, different types of mergers, and the invocation of the failing firm defence;
  • the provision of detailed guidelines describing the possible influence of trademarks and brands on the outcome of the merger assessment; and
  • the importance of trademarks and brands in the design and assessment of remedies.
At every stage of the study, special attention is given to the decisions of both the European Commission and the Swiss Competition Commission.

As the first detailed analysis of the role of trademarks and brands in the assessment of mergers, this book constitutes a deep and illuminating answer to the uncertainties regarding the outcomes of the assessment of mergers that derive from the ‘more economic approach’ prevailing in European Union Law.

It cannot fail but capture the interest of practitioners, businesspeople and academics whose work involves competition and intellectual property.This book is based on a doctoral thesis of the University of Zurich. The dissertation was awarded the Issekutz Preis 2015 and the Annual Award 2016 of the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich.

Subjects:
Competition Law, Intellectual Property Law
Contents:
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART I. Trademarks and Brands in European Merger Control
CHAPTER 1. Importance of Trademarks and Brands in the Assessment of Mergers
CHAPTER 2. The Concept of Concentration Following the Transfer of a Trademark under the EUMR
CHAPTER 3. Trademarks and Brands in the Substantive Assessment of Mergers under the EUMR
CHAPTER 4. Trademarks and Brands in Remedies under the EUMR

PART II. Trademarks and Brands in Swiss Merger Control
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. The Concept of Concentration Following the Transfer of a Trademark under the Cartel Act
CHAPTER 2. Trademarks and Brands in the Substantive Assessment of Mergers under the Cartel Act
CHAPTER 3. Trademarks and Brands in Remedies under the Cartel Act

Bibliography
Table of Legislation
Table of Cases
Table of Decisions of the Competition Authorities
Documentation
Index

Series: International Competition Law

Directory of EU Case Law on State Aids 4th ed (eBook) ISBN 9789403544519
Published June 2022
Kluwer Law International
£223.00
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Directory of EU Case Law on State Aids 4th ed ISBN 9789403544410
Published June 2022
Kluwer Law International
£223.00
£110.00
£110.00
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Information Exchange Between Competitors in EU Competition Law (eBook) ISBN 9789403531847
Published March 2021
Kluwer Law International
£99.00
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Information Exchange Between Competitors in EU Competition Law ISBN 9789403531830
Published March 2021
Kluwer Law International
£99.00
Regulating Vertical Agreements: A Comparative Law and Economics Review of the EU and Brazil ISBN 9789403526508
Published October 2020
Kluwer Law International
£99.00
£99.00
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Directory of EU Case Law on State Aids 3rd ed ISBN 9789403511016
Published November 2019
Kluwer Law International
£124.00
£127.00
Antitrust Settlements: How a Simple Agreement Can Drive the Economy ISBN 9789403511337
Published October 2019
Kluwer Law International
£112.00
Antitrust Settlements: How a Simple Agreement Can Drive the Economy (eBook) ISBN 9789403511115
Published October 2019
Kluwer Law International
£111.00
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Global Competition Enforcement: New Players, New Challenges ISBN 9789403502830
Published October 2019
Kluwer Law International
£109.00
Digital Competition Law in Europe: A Concise Guide ISBN 9789403516943
Published September 2019
Kluwer Law International
Out of print
Merger Control in the EU and Turkey: A Comparative Guide ISBN 9789403509341
Published September 2019
Kluwer Law International
Out of print
Fidelity Rebates in Competition Law: Application of the 'As Efficient Competitor' Test ISBN 9789403505701
Published November 2018
Kluwer Law International
£96.00
£138.00
Competition Law in the ASEAN Countries: Regional Law and National Systems ISBN 9789041191021
Published July 2018
Kluwer Law International
£98.00
EU State Aid Control of Infrastructure Funding ISBN 9789041190994
Published July 2018
Kluwer Law International
£137.00
Sixty Years of EU State Aid Law and Policy: Analysis and Assessment ISBN 9789041188694
Published February 2018
Kluwer Law International
£126.00
The EU Leniency Policy: Reconciling Effectiveness and Fairness ISBN 9789041184795
Published October 2017
Kluwer Law International
£127.00
Directory of EU Case Law on Competition 2nd ed (eBook) ISBN 9789041183644
Published August 2017
Kluwer Law International
£254.00
(ePub)
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Directory of EU Case Law on Competition 2nd ed ISBN 9789041183637
Published August 2017
Kluwer Law International
£254.00
Directory of EC Case Law on State Aids 2nd ed ISBN 9789041167217
Published June 2016
Kluwer Law International
Out of print
£197.00
The Role of Economic Analysis in EU Competition Law: The European School 4th ed ISBN 9789041162458
Published May 2016
Kluwer Law International
£227.00
Competition and State Aid: An Analysis of the EU Practice 2nd ed ISBN 9789041158185
Published July 2015
Kluwer Law International
£243.00
The Substantive Appraisal of Joint Ventures Under the EU Merger Control Regime ISBN 9789041158161
Published December 2014
Kluwer Law International
£154.00
EU Competition Law, Regulation and the Internet: The Case of Net Neutrality ISBN 9789041141408
Published November 2014
Kluwer Law International
£173.00
The Interface between Competition Law, Patents and Technical Stadards ISBN 9789041154187
Published November 2014
Kluwer Law International
£167.00
Competition Law Enforcement and Compliance across the World: A Comparative Review ISBN 9789041158154
Published November 2014
Kluwer Law International
£185.00
Standard Essential Patents and Competition Law: A Transatlantic Perspective ISBN 9789041149602
Published September 2014
Kluwer Law International
£154.00
Competition Law: Comparative Private Enforcement and Collective Redress Across the EU ISBN 9789041145598
Published March 2014
Kluwer Law International
£159.00
EU Competition Law: Between Public and Private Enforcement ISBN 9789041146779
Published December 2013
Kluwer Law International
£178.00
£185.00
Landmark Cases in Competition Law: Around the World in Fourteen Stories ISBN 9789041138439
Published December 2012
Kluwer Law International
£178.00
Merger Decisions and the Rules of Procedure of the European Community Courts ISBN 9789041136718
Published December 2011
Kluwer Law International
£192.00
Antitrust Law in Brazil ISBN 9789041136701
Published December 2011
Kluwer Law International
£178.00
£147.00
Merger Control Regimes in Emerging Economies: A Case Study on Brazil and Argentina ISBN 9789041134028
Published January 2011
Kluwer Law International
£173.00
Does EC Merger Control Discriminate Against Small Companies ? ISBN 9789041132611
Published July 2010
Kluwer Law International
£204.00
The Reform of EC Competition Law: New Challenges ISBN 9789041126924
Published December 2009
Kluwer Law International
£196.00
Civil Procedure in EU Competition Cases before the English and Dutch Courts ISBN 9789041131928
Published November 2009
Kluwer Law International
£197.00
An Institutional Assessment of Antitrust Policy: The Latin American Experience ISBN 9789041124784
Published May 2009
Kluwer Law International
£212.00
£264.00
EC State Aid Law: Liber Amicorum in Honour Francisco Santaolalla ISBN 9789041127747
Published October 2008
Kluwer Law International
£223.00
Competition Problems in Liberalized Telecommunications ISBN 9789041127365
Published June 2008
Kluwer Law International
£223.00
Liner Shipping and EU Competition Law ISBN 9789041127174
Published May 2008
Kluwer Law International
£176.00
A Practical Guide to National Competition Rules Across Europe 2nd ed ISBN 9789041126078
Published November 2007
Kluwer Law International
£266.00
Tying and Bundling as A Leveraging Concern Under EC Competition Law ISBN 9789041125750
Published October 2007
Kluwer Law International
£176.00
Competition Law and Economics: Advances in Competition Policy and Antitrust Enforcement ISBN 9789041126320
Published September 2007
Kluwer Law International
£190.00
Directory of EC Case Law on Competition ISBN 9789041126566
Published August 2007
Kluwer Law International
Out of print
Effective Application of EU State Aid Procedures: The Role of National Law and Practice
Edited by: Paul F. Nemitz
ISBN 9789041126573
Published July 2007
Kluwer Law International
£190.00
£190.00
Private Enforcement of EC Competition Law
Edited by: Jurgen Basedow
ISBN 9789041126139
Published March 2007
Kluwer Law International
£197.00
Competition Rules for the 21st Century: Principles from America's Experience 2nd ed ISBN 9789041124777
Published September 2006
Kluwer Law International
£247.00
A Concise Guide to the EU Anti-Dumping/ Anti-Subsidies Procedures ISBN 9789041124647
Published June 2006
Kluwer Law International
£154.00
The EC Merger Control Regulation: Rights of Defence ISBN 9789041125538
Published June 2006
Kluwer Law International
£186.00
Mergers and Acquisitions: The Industrial Organization Perspective ISBN 9789041124517
Published March 2006
Kluwer Law International
£130.00
Unfair Competition Law. European Union and Member States ISBN 9789041123299
Published February 2006
Kluwer Law International
£180.00
Economic Analysis of Vertical Agreements: A Self-Assessment ISBN 9789041123282
Published July 2005
Kluwer Law International
£154.00
US and EC Oligopoly Control ISBN 9789041122964
Published June 2004
Kluwer Law International
£180.00
Economic Essays on Australian and New Zealand Competition Law ISBN 9789041119919
Published April 2003
Kluwer Law International
£196.00
Merger Control in Europe: EU Member States and Accession States 4th ed ISBN 9789041120564
Published January 2003
Kluwer Law International
£188.00
Limits and Control of Competition with a View to International Harmonization
Edited by: Jurgen Basedow
ISBN 9789041119674
Published November 2002
Kluwer Law International
£207.00
Competition Policy in the Global Trading System ISBN 9789041117588
Published April 2002
Kluwer Law International
£197.00
International and Comparative Competition Law and Policies ISBN 9789041116437
Published September 2001
Kluwer Law International
£162.00
M & A in Belgium
ISBN 9789041115942
Published May 2001
Kluwer Law International
£107.00
US and EC Oligopoly Control 2nd ed ISBN 9789041125637

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