DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW

In 2009 research, the European Commission (EC) noted the growing threat to competition and innovation of using different strategies of intellectual property protection. In its 2016 research, the EC noted the growing trend of the strategic use of intellectual property protection in the technology ind...

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Main Author: Paulius Grendelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mykolas Romeris University 2023-12-01
Series:Jurisprudencija
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Online Access:https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/7887
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description In 2009 research, the European Commission (EC) noted the growing threat to competition and innovation of using different strategies of intellectual property protection. In its 2016 research, the EC noted the growing trend of the strategic use of intellectual property protection in the technology industry (e.g., audiovisual, telecommunications, digital, computer, IT methods and in other technology markets). In 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution regarding an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience, on the basis of which it noted that the strategies identified in the 2016 research may, in some cases, be interpreted as abuse loopholes in the current legislation, and this is a problem that should be tackled. This article analyses what constitutes the strategic use of intellectual property protection, why and how it should be distinguished from usual use, and what are the fundamental challenges of assessing the strategic use of intellectual property protection from the perspective of EU competition law. The theses in this article are relevant to the assessment of the specific actions of holders of intellectual property rights in technological and digital markets in the context of competing through innovation.
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spelling doaj.art-82c728a07c9c44a987fbf045dc4cf3342024-01-13T10:55:06ZengMykolas Romeris UniversityJurisprudencija1392-61952029-20582023-12-0130236038010.13165/JUR-23-30-2-06DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAWPaulius Grendelis0Mykolas Romeris UniversityIn 2009 research, the European Commission (EC) noted the growing threat to competition and innovation of using different strategies of intellectual property protection. In its 2016 research, the EC noted the growing trend of the strategic use of intellectual property protection in the technology industry (e.g., audiovisual, telecommunications, digital, computer, IT methods and in other technology markets). In 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution regarding an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience, on the basis of which it noted that the strategies identified in the 2016 research may, in some cases, be interpreted as abuse loopholes in the current legislation, and this is a problem that should be tackled. This article analyses what constitutes the strategic use of intellectual property protection, why and how it should be distinguished from usual use, and what are the fundamental challenges of assessing the strategic use of intellectual property protection from the perspective of EU competition law. The theses in this article are relevant to the assessment of the specific actions of holders of intellectual property rights in technological and digital markets in the context of competing through innovation.https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/7887competitionincentives to innovatecompetition on the meritsstrategic use of intellectual property protection
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DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
Jurisprudencija
competition
incentives to innovate
competition on the merits
strategic use of intellectual property protection
title DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
title_full DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
title_fullStr DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
title_full_unstemmed DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
title_short DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THEIR EVALUATION IN EU COMPETITION LAW
title_sort different strategies for exploiting the protection of intellectual property and the fundamental challenges of their evaluation in eu competition law
topic competition
incentives to innovate
competition on the merits
strategic use of intellectual property protection
url https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/7887
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