Title
Competition, Standards, and Patents
Author
Per Hellstrom, European Union - Directorate General for Competition, and Thomas Kramler
Date
6/11/2014
(Original Publish Date: 9/1/2012)
(Original Publish Date: 9/1/2012)
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline some of the issues raised by the use of standards and patents from an EU competition law perspective, and discuss what lessons market participants and regulators might draw from ongoing disputes.