CANADIAN COMPETITION LAW

Newly published earlier this spring by Irwin is Competition Policy and Intellectual Property (Michael Vaver, Marcel Boyer and Michael Trebilcock).

This new book explores the role of competition policy and intellectual property rights in promoting an efficient and innovative economy through a collection of commentaries and papers by Canadian and international competition and intellectual property law authorities.  The book arose from a Competition Bureau symposium organized together with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and Industry Canada.

According to the publisher’s release:

“Given recent developments such as the rise of authorized generic pharmaceuticals, and the rapid advancements in communications technology, many concerns have emerged about whether the customary methods of licensing intellectual property rights remain the most efficient mechanisms for disseminating intellectual property and encouraging its creation.  The papers and commentaries contained in this book reflect an intensive evaluation of these concerns and endeavour to find the right balance between creating incentives for innovation and the encouragement of vigorous competition in the marketplace.”

This new compilation includes contributions by Teresa Scassa (on the extension of intellectual property rights), Ralph Winter (on tying and intellectual property), Abraham Hollander (on compulsory licensing) and Paul Audley and Ariel Katz (on collective copyright management in Canada).

While not something to take to the beach this summer, given the dearth of Canadian competition law texts this is a welcome addition with contributions by some of Canada’s leading competition and intellectual property law authorities.

For more information about Canadian competition law visit: Merger Notification, Criminal Conspiracy, Abuse of Dominance, Misleading Advertising, Reviewable Matters, Competition Compliance Policies, Trade Associations and Competition Law, Promotional Contests, Competition Law Links, Competition Law Texts and Investment Canada Act.

For more information about Canadian intellectual property law visit: Canadian Intellectual Property Law, Canadian Trademark Law, Trademark Infringement, Trade-marks – FAQs, Canadian Copyright Law, Copyright Infringement, Canadian Internet Law, Internet Law Texts, Canadian Licensing Law, Canadian Domain Name Law, E-commerce, ISP Law, Intellectual Property Law Links and Intellectual Property Law Texts. 

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