Overview
- Provides an analysis of two "hot topics" in the field of antitrust and unfair competition law
- Examines whether small and middle-sized businesses could or should be subject to specific competition rules
- Includes resolutions passed by the General Assembly of the LIDC following a discussion on each of these topics, including proposed solutions and recommendations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: LIDC Contributions on Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition (LIDC)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Antitrust for Small and Middle Size Undertakings
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Image Protection from Non-competitors
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About this book
This publication provides an unparalleled comparative analysis of two "hot topics" in the field of antitrust and unfair competition laws with regard to a number of key countries.
The first part of the book examines whether small and middle-sized businesses could or should be subject to specific competition rules. These businesses account for 99% of the enterprises in Europe and the United States, making this a particularly important topic. The papers consider both the public and private enforcement rules across a range of jurisdictions and a detailed international report, prepared by Michele Carpagnano, identifies general trends and highlights differences and the most interesting features of national regulations.
The second part of the book gathers contributions from various jurisdictions on the unfair competition question of whether a company could or should be protected against the use of their trademark, distinctive signs and other components of their image and identity on the part of non-competing companies. The papers focus on the fundamental issue of the competitive relationship as a condition of protection under unfair competition acts and the connection to intellectual property protection. The comprehensive and insightful international report, prepared by Martine Karsenty-Ricard, brings together these reflections by comparing various national positions.
The book also includes the resolutions passed by the General Assembly of the LIDC following a debate on each of these topics, which include proposed solutions and recommendations. The International League of Competition Law (LIDC) is a long-standing international association that focuses on the interface between competition law and intellectual property law, including unfair competition issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Antitrust for Small and Middle Size Undertakings and Image Protection from Non-Competitors
Editors: Pranvera Këllezi, Bruce Kilpatrick, Pierre Kobel
Series Title: LIDC Contributions on Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54000-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-53999-2Published: 19 May 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51085-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-54000-4Published: 05 May 2014
Series ISSN: 2199-742X
Series E-ISSN: 2199-7438
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 463
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Economic Law, Trade Law, IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property, Industrial Organization, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , European Law, Commercial Law