FTC and DOJ Hearings
Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy
FTC and
DOJ cooperated during 2002
in a series of hearings entitled Competition
and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy.
Five days of the hearings focused in particular on IPR and standards
setting and Antitrust or on closely related matters.
The hearings general web site is
http://www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/index.htm
The results of the hearings are in preparation and may take the form of
a report to be made public later in 2003
The
links below are direct excerpts from the hearings
general web site to the 5 days of standards-relevant
discussions on April 17 and April 18, May 22 and May 23 and November 6
April 17, 2002 Patent Pools and Cross-Licensing: When Do They Promote or Harm Competition?
April 18, 2002 Standard-Setting Practices: Competition, Innovation and Consumer Welfare
Standard-Setting
Practices:
Competition, Innovation and Consumer Welfare
Intellectual
Property Strategies in Standards Activities
Licensing
Terms in Standards Activities
Refusals
To License and Compulsory Licensing in the European Union, Canada, and
Australia
Licensing in the European Union: The Technology Transfer Block Exemption and Agreements That Fall Outside its Scope
Asian Perspectives
November
6, 2002 Antitrust Law and Patent Landscapes
Standard Setting Organizations: Evaluating the Anticompetitive Risks Of Negotiating IP Licensing Terms and Conditions Before A Standard Is Set
Relationships Among Competitors and
Incentives to Compete: Cross-Licensing of Patent Portfolios, Grantbacks.
Reach-Through Royalties and Non-Assertion Clauses