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Competition Law and Consumer Protection

Author : Katalin Judit Cseres
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041123806
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Competition Law and Consumer Protection by : Katalin Judit Cseres

Download or read book Competition Law and Consumer Protection written by Katalin Judit Cseres and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assumption that competition law and consumer protection are mutually reinforcing is rarely challenged. The theory seems uncontroversial. However, because a positive interaction between the two is presumed to be self-evident, the frequent conflicts that do in fact arise are often dealt with on an ad hoc basis, with no overarching legal authority. There is a clear need for a detailed and coherent understanding of exactly where the complements and tensions between the two policy areas exist. Dr Cseres in-depth analysis provides that understanding. Proceeding from the dual perspective of law and economics that is, of justice, fairness, and reasonableness on the one hand, and of efficiency of the other she fully considers such underlying issues as the following: the role of competition law and consumer law in a free market economy;the notion of consumer welfare;the effect of the modernisation of EC competition law for consumers;economics theories of information, bounded rationality, and transaction costs;the special significance of vertical agreements and merger control; and,how consumers are affected by information asymmetries. The ultimate focus of the book is on current and emerging EC law, in which a rapprochement between the two areas seems to be under way. Dr. Cseres provides a knowledgeable guide to the various strands of theory, policy, and jurisprudence that (she shows) ought to be taken into account in the process, including schools of thought and law and policy experience in both Europe and the United States. A special chapter on Hungary, where post-1989 law and practice reveal a fresh and distinctly forward-looking understanding of the matter, is one of the book's most extraordinary features. Competition Law and Consumer Protection stands alone as a committed contribution to bridging a gap in legal knowledge the significance of which grows daily. It will be of immeasurable value to a wide range of professionals from academics and researchers to officials, policymakers, and practitioners in competition law, consumer protection advocacy, economic theory and planning, business administration, and various pertinent government authorities.

Competition Law and Consumer Protection

Author : Katalin Judit Cseres
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041123806
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Personal Data in Competition, Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Law

Author : Mor Bakhoum
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662576465
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (625 download)

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Book Synopsis Personal Data in Competition, Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Law by : Mor Bakhoum

Download or read book Personal Data in Competition, Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Law written by Mor Bakhoum and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the legal approach to personal data taken by different fields of law. An increasing number of business models in the digital economy rely on personal data as a key input. In exchange for sharing their data, online users benefit from personalized and innovative services. But companies’ collection and use of personal data raise questions about privacy and fundamental rights. Moreover, given the substantial commercial and strategic value of personal data, their accumulation, control and use may raise competition concerns and negatively affect consumers. To establish a legal framework that ensures an adequate level of protection of personal data while at the same time providing an open and level playing field for businesses to develop innovative data-based services is a challenging task.With this objective in mind and against the background of the uniform rules set by the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the contributions to this book examine the significance and legal treatment of personal data in competition law, consumer protection law, general civil law and intellectual property law. Instead of providing an isolated analysis of the different areas of law, the book focuses on both synergies and tensions between the different legal fields, exploring potential ways to develop an integrated legal approach to personal data.

EU Competition Law, the Consumer Interest and Data Protection

Author : Federico Ferretti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319089064
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis EU Competition Law, the Consumer Interest and Data Protection by : Federico Ferretti

Download or read book EU Competition Law, the Consumer Interest and Data Protection written by Federico Ferretti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legitimacy or illegitimacy of information exchanges between competitors remains a topical debate with regard to EU competition law and policy. This book reexamines the issue in the retail financial services sector, focusing on the peculiar problems that it poses for EU market integration, consumer policy and protection and the intersection with fundamental rights. It analyzes and reflects on the relevant case law and guidelines offered by the corresponding European authorities, providing a critique of the current approach and advancing the proposition that information markets themselves need attention, in addition to the markets that they serve. The book also advances new perspectives on cases in which consumers’ personal information is involved in the exchange, recognizing the inevitable interaction between EU competition law, the interests and protection of consumers and personal data protection. It suggests that the status quo under competition law is unsatisfactorily short sighted and that the EU should take a holistic approach (including information markets) to the analysis of competition law, reflecting consumer protection and fundamental rights aspects in the assessment.

Unfair Competition Law

Author : Frauke Henning-Bodewig
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041123296
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Unfair Competition Law by : Frauke Henning-Bodewig

Download or read book Unfair Competition Law written by Frauke Henning-Bodewig and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book delineates, with extraordinary clarity and precision, the working of unfair competition law throughout the European Union. Its four comprehensive chapters encompass: basic considerations of definition, subject matter, enforcement, and applicable law: international provisions under the Paris convention, TRIPS, and WIPO model law; analysis of relevant EC directives and regulations and ECJ jurisprudence; and extensive discussions of the national unfair competition laws of all 25 Member States. For each Member State, specific topics covered include such considerations as the following: sources of law; competition law in a nutshell; regulation of advertising; direct marketing; sales promotion; risk of confusion; disparagement, defamation; misappropriation, imitation; impediment of competitors; and breach of the law. The author also provides a selected bibliography of sources for each country. It would be difficult to find a more useful analysis of European Unfair Competition Law than this systematic study. It is practical, thorough, clarifying, and readable, all at the same time. The author untangles the most complex of apparent contradictions with impressive skill. Copies of this book will quickly take their places on the working shelves of interested practitioners, academics, and officials throughout Europe.

Competition Law

Author : Eugène Buttigieg
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041131191
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Competition Law by : Eugène Buttigieg

Download or read book Competition Law written by Eugène Buttigieg and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it is commonly assumed that consumers benefit from the application of competition law, this is not necessarily always the case. Economic efficiency is paramount; thus, competition law in Europe and antitrust law in the United States are designed primarily to protect business competitors (and in Europe to promote market integration), and it is only incidentally that such law may also serve to protect consumers. That is the essential starting point of this penetrating critique. The author explores the extent to which US antitrust law and EC competition law adequately safeguard consumer interests. Specifically, he shows how the two jurisdictions have gone about evaluating collusive practices, abusive conduct by dominant firms and merger activity, and how the policies thus formed have impacted upon the promotion of consumer interests. He argues that unless consumer interests are directly and specifically addressed in the assessment process, maximization of consumer welfare is not sufficiently achieved. Using rigorous analysis he develops legal arguments that can accomplish such goals as the following: replace the economic theory of 'consumer welfare' with a principle of consumer well-being; build consumer benefits into specific areas of competition policy; assess competition cases so that income distribution effects are more beneficial to consumers; and control mergers in such a way that efficiencies are passed directly to consumers. The author argues that, in the last analysis, the promotion of consumer well-being should be the sole or at least the primary goal of any antitrust regime. Lawyers and scholars interested in the application and development and reform of competition law and policy will welcome this book. They will find not only a fresh approach to interpretation and practice in their field - comparing and contrasting two major systems of competition law - but also an extremely lucid analysis of the various economic arguments used to highlight the consumer welfare enhancing or welfare reducing effects of business practices.

United States Competition Law with Respect to Unfair Trade Practices

Author : Philipp Rosenauer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640922476
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis United States Competition Law with Respect to Unfair Trade Practices by : Philipp Rosenauer

Download or read book United States Competition Law with Respect to Unfair Trade Practices written by Philipp Rosenauer and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Law, grade: 1, University of Linz, course: Bachelorseminar, language: English, abstract: According to Black's Law dictionary, competition is the struggle for commercial advantage. The efforts taken of companies to achieve the respective commercial advantages can be - especially in a free market economy - ample. Let's illustrate this fact by the following examples: Suppose that a automobile manufacturer, incensed by a car magazine's constant ridicule of its cars, launches a rival magazine with a similar name and layout, copies the other paper's stories, lures away the employees, advertisers and subscribers of the other magazine by offering them higher wages and lower advertising and subscribing rates and finally succeeds in running its critical opponent out of business. Has the automobile manufacturer engaged in any unfair trade practices for which the owners of the car magazine may seek legal remedy? Or has the manufacturer acted in a permissible way to the magazine's attack? Furthermore, could the magazine be said to have engaged in an unfair trade practice by permanently ridiculing the cars and its manufacturer2? How can a merger between two or more businesses which are on the same market level and which manufacture similar products in the same geographic region influence consumers? What if two competitors agree in the artificial setting of prices at a certain level, contrary to the workings of the free market? Do consumers have legal remedies against companies who engage in false advertising or who distribute faulty and dangerous goods? The body of law which deals with these subjects is known as competition law, which can broadly be divided into Consumer Protection Law and unfair trade practices on the one hand and antitrust-law on the other hand. The bachelor thesis at hand takes the reader to a journey through competition law with a special insight into Unfair Trade Practices. After the stud

Commentary on the MRTP Law, Competition Law & Consumer Protection Law

Author : S. M. Dugar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788180382567
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Commentary on the MRTP Law, Competition Law & Consumer Protection Law written by S. M. Dugar and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Day-to-Day Competition Law

Author : Patrick Hubert
Publisher : Primento
ISBN 13 : 2802746324
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Day-to-Day Competition Law written by Patrick Hubert and published by Primento. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companies today must consider and comply with competition law in their daily business management. The financial and reputational risks for breaching such rules are severe and the success of many merger and acquisition projects depends very much on it. While competition law rules become increasingly sophisticated, business people are still expected to comply with it. Rather than giving a theoretical approach that can be found in a typical practitioner’s book or textbook, «Day-to-Day competition law: a practical guide for businesses» is genuinely a practical book. The interaction between theory and practice is the main feature of the book. Major competition law issues are explained in a jargon-free manner and summarized in a nutshell at the end of each chapter. Not only will the reader gain an understanding of competition law rules, but also will gain a better understanding on how a company can behave and what to do if it is subject to an investigation by the competition authorities. This practical guidance may serve as a platform for designing internal in-house rules governing behaviour in relation to competition law, and may also trigger a revision of such rules in light of some of the issues raised by the authors. While a particular focus is drawn on the EU – as the EU competition law system is replicated in a large number of countries around the world – reference to differing rules and other key jurisdictions such as the United States is also made. This book is written to appeal to business people, as well as non-specialized in-house lawyers, and all those who wish to understand competition law in a clear and practical way. The authors’ experience in the field of competition law ranges from leading investigations on behalf of competition authorities to applying competition law in a major global company in its daily activities, and advising multinational clients of one of the world’s leading law firms. It is this professional insight which provides the reader with an invaluable inside view of all aspects of competition law, from the way authorities think to the impacts competition law has on businesses.

Consumer Protection Handbook

Author :
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781590313688
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Consumer Protection Handbook written by and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For legal practitioners who are non-specialists in consumer protection law. A concise guide to the basic principles of consumer protection law.

International Handbook on Unfair Competition

Author : Frauke Henning-Bodewig
Publisher : Hart Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9783406633102
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (331 download)

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Book Synopsis International Handbook on Unfair Competition by : Frauke Henning-Bodewig

Download or read book International Handbook on Unfair Competition written by Frauke Henning-Bodewig and published by Hart Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a worldwide team of experts, this book surveys and comments on the unfair competition laws of the world's leading economic powers. Following a standard pattern, each chapter introduces the reader to the latest developments in each jurisdiction, highlighting the ways in which the basic legislation and case law relates to enforcement issues, and how unfair competition laws fit with wider considerations of consumer protection and within prevailing intellectual property and competition law frameworks. Each of the country reports follows the same standard structure, which includes: background and general approach to unfair competition law * legal basis of unfair competition law and relations to neighboring areas of law * general considerations * general clause against unfair competition * marketing * protection of competitors against unfair trade practices * specific protection of consumers against unfair trade practices * enforcement. The country reports cover the following countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, and the US.

Antitrust in Pharmaceutical Markets & Geographical Rules of Origin

Author : Pierre Kobel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319558137
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Antitrust in Pharmaceutical Markets & Geographical Rules of Origin written by Pierre Kobel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers international and national reports from across the globe on key questions in the field of antitrust and intellectual property. The first part discusses the application of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector, which continues to be a focus for anti-trust authorities around the world. A detailed international report explores the extent to which the application of the competition rules in the pharmaceutical sector should be affected by the specific characteristics of those products and markets (including consumer protection rules, the need to promote innovation, the need to protect public budgets, and other public interest considerations). It provides an excellent comparative study of this complex subject, which lies at the interface between competition law and intellectual property law. The second part of the book gathers contributions from various jurisdictions on the topic of “What rules should govern claims by suppliers about the national or geographic origin of their goods or services?” This section presents an international report, which offers an unparalleled comparative analysis of this topic, bringing together common themes and contrasting the various national provisions dealing with indications of origin, amongst other things. The book also includes the resolutions passed by the General Assembly of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC) following a debate on each of these topics, which include proposed solutions and recommendations. The LIDC is a long-standing international association that focuses on the interface between competition law and intellectual property law, including unfair competition issues.

ANNOTATED COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LITIGATION.

Author : RAY. STEINWALL
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780409356168
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (561 download)

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Download or read book ANNOTATED COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LITIGATION. written by RAY. STEINWALL and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolution of Competition Laws and Their Enforcement

Author : Pradeep S. Mehta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415672139
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Book Synopsis Evolution of Competition Laws and Their Enforcement by : Pradeep S. Mehta

Download or read book Evolution of Competition Laws and Their Enforcement written by Pradeep S. Mehta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume identifies the various country specific factors that warrant changes in the design and implementation of competition laws. It uses case studies to trace the evolution of competition regimes in countries of varying degrees of economic development, and identifies the factors that influence the pace and effectiveness of competition reforms.

Innovation, Competition and Consumer Welfare in Intellectual Property Law

Author : Gustavo Ghidini
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849805253
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Book Synopsis Innovation, Competition and Consumer Welfare in Intellectual Property Law by : Gustavo Ghidini

Download or read book Innovation, Competition and Consumer Welfare in Intellectual Property Law written by Gustavo Ghidini and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Ghidini has long since made himself a worldwide reputation as a leading scholar. He is a profound critic of intellectual property protection that follows rigid property logic, and favours the functionalist competition/innovation logic. Innovation, Competition and Consumer Welfare in Intellectual Property Law is truly enriching reading. Hanns Ullrich, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium We in the United States have much to learn not only from Gustavo Ghidini s careful analysis of modern trends in the European IP regime but also from his thoughtful development of the thesis that free competition should be understood as the overarching principle guiding both IP protection and what we call antitrust law. Rudolph J.R. Peritz, New York Law School, US and author of Competition Policy in America This authoritative book provides a comprehensive critical overview of the basic IP paradigms, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights. Their intersection with competition law and their impacts on the exercise of social welfare are analysed from an evolutionary perspective. The analyses and proposals presented encompass the features and rationales of a legal field in constant evolution, and relate them to increasingly rapid technological, economic, social and geo-political developments. Gustavo Ghidini highlights the emerging trends that challenge the traditional all-exclusionary vision of IP law and its application. The author expertly combines holistic, evolutionary and constitutionally oriented approaches, with the search for a rebalancing of the IP rights holders positions with citizens and users rights. This book will appeal to academics, scholars and lawyers specializing in the realm of intellectual property, competition and comparative law.

Towards a European Unfair Competition Law

Author : Rogier W. De Vrey
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004150404
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Towards a European Unfair Competition Law by : Rogier W. De Vrey

Download or read book Towards a European Unfair Competition Law written by Rogier W. De Vrey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main aim of this book is to discuss the state of unfair competition law in the European Union. In this respect, the various efforts that have been made in the past to come to harmonization of this area of law and the reasons that they were only partially successful are reviewed. In addition, the International and European regulations that refer to unfair competition, like, e.g., the Paris Convention, the TRIPs and the recent 2004 Unfair Commercial Practices Directive are discussed. Also an overview is given of the unfair competition laws in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands with respect to the 'problem-areas' of slavish imitation, misleading advertising, denigrating one's competitor, trade secrets and finally, misappropriation of valuable trade assets. Unfair competition law is traditionally considered part of intellectual property law. Not only the relation of unfair competition law to intellectual property laws are therefore part of the discussion but also the areas of consumer protection law (since unfair competition law is partly orientated towards consumer protection) and competition (as an economic concept) is the topic of thorough review.

The Images of the Consumer in EU Law

Author : Dorota Leczykiewicz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509900365
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis The Images of the Consumer in EU Law by : Dorota Leczykiewicz

Download or read book The Images of the Consumer in EU Law written by Dorota Leczykiewicz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of contributions exploring from different perspectives the 'images' of the consumer in EU law. The images of the consumer form the foundation for various EU policies, more or less directly oriented towards the goal of consumer protection. The purpose of the volume is to establish what visions of the consumer there are in different contexts of EU law, whether they are consistent, and whether EU law's engagement with consumer-related considerations is sincere or merely instrumental to the achievement of other goals. The chapters discuss how consumers should be protected in EU contract, competition, free movement and trade mark law. They reflect on the limits of the consumer empowerment rationale as the basis for EU consumer policy. The chapters look also at the variety of concerns consumers might have, including the cost of goods and services, access to credit, ethical questions of consumption, the challenges of excessive choice and the possibility to influence the content of regulatory measures, and explore the significance of these issues for the EU's legislative and judicial process.