Competition Law, Innovation and Antitrust

An Analysis of Tying and Technological Integration

New Horizons in Competition Law and Economics series

Hedvig Schmidt, Lecturer in EU Law, School of Law, University of Southampton, UK

这种创新的书评估hotly debated topic of tying from three different perspectives: competition law, economics and intellectual property rights. It highlights the faults and benefits of the current approaches to tying under EC competition law and US antitrust law.

‘Schmidt’s book is an accurate and well-written introduction to the law of tying. The analysis of the patent misuse doctrine is particularly interesting and will provide food for thought to students and academics.’
– Ioannis Lianos, World Competition

‘. . . a must-read for anyone wanting to study tying in more detail. . . the book offers a very thorough analysis of tying, together with some recommended improvements to the way in which tying is currently assessed under the EU and the US antitrust rules.’
– Common Market Law Review

‘Schmidt’s Competition Law, Innovation and Antitrust is a superb introduction to the subject of tying arrangements and other bundled sales in high technology markets, principally as they are treated under US antitrust law and EU competition law. Schmidt thoroughly assesses the economics of such arrangements, the benefits they confer and the potential harms they impose, and then gives a positive introduction to the law. This is a comprehensive treatment of its subject and an indispensible aid to the competition law scholar or practitioner.’
– Herbert Hovenkamp, University of Iowa, College of Law, US