Leniency applicants take on significant risks by self-reporting behaviors that may constitute competition law violations.To balance these risks, the requirements for conditional immunity should be set fairly by competition authorities, particularly when it comes to revoking immunity. This...

We consider competition among n sellers when each of them sells a portfolio of distinct products to a buyer having limited slots (or shelf space). We study how bundling affects competition for slots. When the buyer has k number of slots, efficiency requires the slots to be allocated to the best...

A no challenge clause prevents a patent licensee from challenging the validity of a licensed patent. In the 2014 Guidelines on Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, the European Commission discouraged parties from including a no challenge clause in a settlement and license agreement...

There are many cases in which a firm passively invests in its competitor. The Article presents an economic analysis resolving several ambiguities in the economics literature and showing how even totally passive investment in a competitor, in an industry with only a few firms, may substantially...

With increasing frequency, patent holders have made voluntary public commitments (pledges) to limit the enforcement of their patents without direct compensation. After introducing the background and market impact of patent pledges, this chapter focuses on the effect on patent pledges on the...