This book anticipates virtually every antitrust issue you can expect to face, including: horizontal and vertical restraints; joint ventures; private treble damage actions; price fixing; and more.
The most important book on antitrust ever written. It shows how antitrust suits adversely affect the consumer by encouraging a costly form of protection for inefficient and uncompetitive small businesses.
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.
This 3 volume edition concisely sets forth the substantive civil and criminal case law, procedure, practice, and statutes in separate chapters for each of the 50 states.
With today's rapid changes in worldwide mass communication, it is critical that your library contain a title discussing in detail the legal implications of the new technology. All aspects of the regulation of cable, broadcasting, satellite and the Internet, including access, franchising, programming, compatibility, cross-ownership and privacy issues are discussed. New technologies, including High Definition Television (HDTV), Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV), Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) and Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS); and traditional legal issues adapted for new technologies, such as antitrust, securities and taxation are also covered. The price quoted for the work, which is updated twice annually, covers one year's worth of service.
The food industry is a notoriously complex economic sector that has not received the attention it deserves within legal scholarship. Production and distribution of food is complex because of its polycentric character (as it operates at the intersection of different public policies) and its dynamic evolution and transformation in the last few decades (from technological and governance perspectives). This volume introduces the global value chain approach as a useful way to analyse competition law and applies it to the operations of food chains and the challenges of their regulation. Together, the chapters not only provide a comprehensive mapping of a vast comparative field, but also shed light on the intricacies of the various policies and legal fields in operation. The book offers a conceptual and theoretical framework for competition authorities, companies and academics, and fills a massive gap in the competition policy literature dealing with global value chains and food.
This book will be of interest for all jurists doing research and working practically in intellectual property law and international economic law. It should be an element of the base stock for every law school library and specialized law firm. This title is available as Open Access.
Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide, 2021 Edition provides the most recent statutory and case law developments on business torts laws for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Practitioner-oriented, and written by leading state experts, each chapter summarizes the variants and developments particular to a specific state jurisdiction. You will find detailed coverage of each state's standards regarding: misappropriation of trade secrets; tortious interference with contracts; fraud and misrepresentation; trade libel and commercial disparagement; breach of fiduciary duty; officers and directors liability; conversion; unfair competition, fraudulent transfer; economic loss; and statutes of limitation. The 2021 Edition incorporates recent changes in the law of the various states, including: The Nebraska Supreme Court has recognized the tort of trade libel and commercial disparagement in a long-awaited landmark case. The Missouri legislator amended the Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act to require a consumer bringing a claim under that act to establish that they acted as a reasonable consumer would in light of all circumstances and that the business practice alleged to be unlawful would cause a reasonable person to enter into the transaction that resulted in damages. The Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit has reopened its "Business Court", a division of the Court which handles exclusively business matters. The Business Court was closed in 2017 due to budget constraints. The Hawaii Supreme Court held that a plaintiff may claim equitable tolling for fraudulent concealment. State Laws Included: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edtion: Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide, 2020 Edition, ISBN 9781543806908