Howard W. Fogt

While there is an obvious strong case for such programs on both sides of the Atlantic, companies operating internationally must take into account important differences.

When a patent becomes part of an industry standard everyone in the field needs a licence. The Commission says these must be granted on reasonable terms, but who says what is reasonable and how is this policed?

In the US as in Europe, competition regulators are stepping up efforts to prevent pharmaceutical companies blocking the sale of generics

On May 24 the European Commission made a commitment to create a single market for intellectual property rights. In a series of articles we will be looking into the details of this latest initiative, reporting on progress, and assessing outcomes

In April 2011 the European Commission tried to revive moves to create a way for people damaged as a result of antitrust violations to obtain redress. Businesses with international interests are advised to plan now on how to deal with this very significant new development

The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled communications with in-house counsel during antitrust investigations are not protected from disclosure by a legal professional privilege. This has implications not only for European lawyers, but for lawyers everywhere involved in EU law.