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A PA PROJECTROJECTRREPORTEPORT

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CCOMPETITIONOMPETITIONLLAWAWPPOLICYOLICYANDAND

IINTELLECTUALNTELLECTUALPPROPERTYROPERTYLLAWSAWS

Project Submitted to: Md. Atif KhanProject Submitted to: Md. Atif Khan

Project Submitted byProject Submitted by

Pallavi JoshiPallavi Joshi

Roll No. 89Roll No. 89

Semeste !IISemeste !II

HIDAYATULLAH ATI!AL LA" UI#$%SITYHIDAYATULLAH ATI!AL LA" UI#$%SITY

$" %AIPU% &'.(.)$" %AIPU% &'.(.)

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RESEARC" MET"ODOLO#Y AND SOURCE O$RESEARC" MET"ODOLO#Y AND SOURCE O$

DATADATA

The re*earcher ha* ado+ted the doctrina, methodo,o-y and the +a+er i* de*cri+tie in

nature. The author ha* main,y re*orted to *eera, on,ine artic,e* for the com+,etion of the

+roject. Ho/eer the documentary materia, in the form of boo0* and artic,e* in the ,ibrary

ha* a,*o been referred to for the *ubject matter at hand.

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"YPOT"ESIS

The author ha* ta0en the fo,,o/in- a* the hy+othe*i* for the re*earch +a+er:

Intellectual property laws are not anti competitive in nature

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RESEARC" %UESTIONS

The author ha* formu,ated the fo,,o/in- t/o re*earch 1ue*tion*:

2. "hether IP ,a/* come under the +urie/ of Antitru*t ,a/*3

4. If *o5 then /hether the t/o are in conf,ict3

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C"APTERISATION

The IP% and 'om+etition La/ Interface6666666666666666...7

Ty+e* of %e*traint*666666666666666666666666628

'om+etition La/ %e-u,ation of IP% acro** 9uri*diction6666666666...22

The T%IPS A-reement66666666666666666666666...2

The IP% and 'om+etition La/ Interface in India6666666666666.48

'onc,u*ion6666666666666666666666666666.44

;ib,io-ra+hy666666666666666666666666666..4

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MODE O$ CITATION

An attem+t ha* been made by the author to fo,,o/ the ;,ue ;oo0 form of citation. Any

tran*-re**ion* to the *ame i* re1ue*ted to be con*idered a* ty+o-ra+hica, error*.

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T "E IPR AND COMPETITION LAW INTER$ACE

The *im+,e ha,,mar0 of com+etition ,a/ i* the +rotection of tho*e +rinci+,e* and +ractice*

/hich enab,e the efficient functionin- of mar0et*. A natura, concomitant to thi* objectie

i* ma0in- certain that incumbent enter+ri*e* do not en-a-e in anticom+etitie +ractice* to

the detriment of the mar0et. Ho/eer5 the a++,ication of com+etition ,a/ *tandard* i* due to IP% ho,der* bein- -ranted *tatutory ri-ht* to e**entia,,y

contro, acce** to the inte,,ectua, +ro+erty and char-in- mono+o,y rent* for the u*e of the

IP%*

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a++reciab,e trend5 e*+ecia,,y in IP%

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Ho/eer5 at a conce+tua, ,ee,5 the ,ine* are c,ear. The ,imited mono+o,ie* -ranted by

IP% are not per se anticom+etitie or e=ce**ie,y e=+,oitatie

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TYPES O$ RESTRAINTS

Thi* interface bet/een IP% and com+etition ,a/ ha* eo,ed *eera, ty+e* of re*traint* on

com+etition. "hi,e no one ha* *ou-ht to contend that ,icen*in- a-reement* are per se

anticom+etitie5 the focu* of the*e re*traint* i* ty+ica,,y a ,icen*in- a-reement /hich

cou,d ader*e,y affect com+etition by artificia,,y diidin- mar0et* amon- enter+ri*e* and

+o**ib,y im+edin- the dee,o+ment of ne/ -ood* and *erice*.

More *+ecifica,,y5 the +henomenon of e=c,u*ie ,icen*in-5 manife*ted throu-h *eera,

uni,atera, mar0et tactic* by enter+ri*e* *uch a* tie

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COMPETITION LAW RE#ULATION O$ IPRs

ACROSS JURISDICTIONS

EUROPE

The IP%com+etition ,a/ interface find* e=+re**ion in Artic,e B2 of the $' TreatyB/hich

di*cu**e* the com+atibi,ity of IP% ,icen*in- a-reement* /ith com+etition +o,icy. In thi*

re-ard5 the +o,icy of the $' ha* eo,ed from a ,ibera,5 +ermi**ie a++roach in ear,ier

year* to a midd,e +ha*e ba*ed on forma, interention5 to the +rea,ent5 more economic*