Jusletter

A patent does not necessarily confer market power

  • Autor/Autorin: Pranvera Këllezi
  • Rechtsgebiete: Wettbewerbsrecht
  • Zitiervorschlag: Pranvera Këllezi, A patent does not necessarily confer market power, in: Jusletter 15. Mai 2006
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. case. The decision reflects a changing view of tying arrangements and of the degree of market power conferred by intellectual property rights. The Supreme Court concluded that the mere possession of a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon the patentee: in all cases involving a tying arrangement, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant has market power in the tying product.

Table of contents

  • I. Background
  • II. The «tying arrangements» context
  • III. Presumption of market power for patentees?
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