The Law of Antitrust

, by Sullivan, Lawrence Anthony; Grimes, Warren S.

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ISBN: 9780314226761 | 0314226761
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/1/2000

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Foreword

Westlaw Overview

vii

Antitrust and the Market Mechanism

(19)

Introduction

(1)

Antitrust as a Response to the Oppressive Use of Economic Power

(2)

The Evolution of United States Antitrust Laws

(3)

Who Makes Antitrust Policy?

(2)

The Goals of United States Antitrust Policy Today

(7)

The Role of Economics in Antitrust

(2)

Conclusion

(2)

Market Power as a Basis for Antitrust Enforcement: Effects and Measurement

(51)

Introduction

(1)

Market Power Defined

(7)

The Effects of Market Power

(8)

Forms of Market Power

(21)

Market Power and Price Discrimination

(1)

Measuring Market Power

(12)

Monopoly, Monopsony and Attempts or Conspiracies to Monopolize

(70)

Introduction

(8)

Historical Overview of the Law Governing Monopolization

(6)

Market Power in Monopolization

(14)

The Conduct Test for Monopolization

100

(25)

Monopolization Cases in the Lower Federal Courts

125

(7)

Attempts to Monopolize

132

(4)

Conspiracy to Monopolize

136

(1)

Monopsony

137

(4)

Price Predation

141

(24)

Introduction

141

(7)

Historical Overview of Price Predation

148

(1)

Price Predation Screens

149

(8)

A Structured Rule of Reason for Price Predation

157

(4)

Price Predation Cases

161

(4)

Horizontal Restraints

165

(121)

Introduction

166

(10)

Defination of a Conspiracy

176

(10)

Historical Overview of Law Precluding Horizontal Restraints

186

(32)

Pricing Restraints

218

(5)

Division of Markets and Other Supply and Output Restrictions

223

(10)

Information Exchange

233

(10)

Cooperation in Research, Standardization, Procurement, Output or Distribution

243

(23)

Boycotts and Other Concerted Refusals to Deal

266

(20)

Intrabrand Restraints In Distribution

286

(94)

Introduction

288

(9)

Historical Overview of Brand Marketing and Intrabrand Competition

297

(2)

The Competitive Effects of Intrabrand Distribution Restraints

299

(17)

Evolution of the Law

316

(11)

Identifying Harmful Distribution Restraints---A Structured Rule of Reason

327

(8)

Minimum Price Restraints

335

(13)

Maximum Price Restraints

348

(20)

Nonprice Intrabrand Distribution Restraints

368

(9)

Boycotts and Refusals to Deal Used to Enforce Distribution Restraints

377

(3)

Foreclosure Restraints: Tie-Ins, Exclusive Dealing, Reciprocal Dealing and Most Favored Nation Clauses

380

(70)

Introduction

381

(6)

Tie-Ins

387

(42)

Forced Exclusive Dealing

429

(10)

Forced Reciprocal Dealing

439

(7)

Most-Favored-Nation Clauses

446

(4)

Franchise Antitrust Claims

450

(60)

Introduction

451

(2)

The Economics of Franchising

453

(18)

Franchise Antitrust Claims in the Courts

471

(39)

Mergers: An Overview

510

(25)

Introduction

511

(2)

Historical Overview

513

(12)

The Causes and Effects of Mergers

525

(10)

Mergers: The Enforcement Mechanism

535

(38)

Introduction

536

(1)

Federal Enforcement

536

(14)

State Enforcement

550

(2)

Private Enforcement

552

(4)

An Overview of Merger Enforcement

556

(8)

Unresolved Procedural Issues of Merger Enforcement

564

(9)

Horizontal and Conglomerate Mergers

573

(55)

Introduction

574

(1)

Horizontal Mergers

575

(41)

Conglomerate Mergers

616

(12)

Vertical Mergers

628

(19)

Overview of Vertical Mergers

628

(3)

The Chicago Critique of Vertical Enforcement

631

(3)

Benefits and Costs of Vertical Integration

634

(10)

Remedies in Vertical Merger Enforcement

644

(1)

The Future of Vertical Merger Enforcement

645

(2)

Joint Ventures

647

(50)

Introduction

648

(3)

The Benefits and Costs of Joint Ventures

651

(12)

Evaluating Possible Benefits and Harms of a Joint Venture

663

(7)

Health Care Joint Ventures

670

(15)

High Technology Joint Ventures

685

(10)

Remedies in Joint Venture Cases

695

(2)

Antitrust and Competition Policy in Regulated Markets

697

(102)

Introduction

698

(4)

Public Utilities and the Natural Monopoly Concept

702

(14)

Statutory Exemptions to the Antitrust Laws

716

(16)

Petitioning Government to Interfere with Competition: the Noerr-Pennington Immunity

732

(6)

Balancing Between Antitrust and Agency Control in Federally Regulated Markets

738

(19)

Federal Protection for Competition in State Regulated Markets

757

(18)

Tripartite Competition Policy: Antitrust, Regulation and Deregulation in Concert

775

(21)

Antitrust and Federal Commercial Activity

796

(3)

Antitrust and Intellectual Property

799

(88)

Introduction

800

(7)

Theoretical Justifications for and Explanations of Intellectual Property

807

(6)

Patent Law and Resource Allocation

813

(3)

816

(7)

Trademark Law and Resource Allocation

823

(1)

Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Competition

823

(6)

Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

829

(2)

Intellectual Property and Monopolization

831

(29)

Intellectual Property Transfers and Horizontal Restraints

860

(18)

Vertical Restraints

878

(4)

Patent Misuse and the Copyright Analog

882

(5)

Government Enforcement

887

(20)

Introduction

887

(1)

Federal Enforcement

888

(14)

State and Local Antitrust Enforcement

902

(5)

Private Enforcement

907

(61)

The Private Antitrust Claim

908

(7)

Causation, Antitrust Injury, Statutory Standing, Passing-on, and the Business and Property Concept: Limitations on Private Enforcement

915

(20)

Standards for Summary Disposition

935

(4)

Interstate Commerce

939

(4)

Statute of Limitations and Doctrines of Repose

943

(3)

Class Actions

946

(10)

Proving Damages

956

(6)

Private Enforcement Issues

962

(6)

Antitrust in Global Markets: The Extra Territorial Reach of Unilateral Rules; Comparative Antitrust; and Conflicting National Requirements and Bilateral and Multilateral Efforts to Resolve Them

968

(55)

Introduction

969

(1)

The Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Antitrust

970

(19)

EU Antitrust and Domestic Conduct by U.S. Firms

989

(2)

Conduct in Europe That Does Competitive Harm Abroad: Can EC Antitrust Be Used to Protect U.S. Markets?

991

(1)

Can Foreign Governmental Undertakings Violate U.S. Antitrust Law?

991

(4)

Comparative Antitrust: Similarities and Differences Between U.S. and EU Antitrust

995

(13)

International Conflicts and Efforts to Resolve Them: IBM, Wood Pulp, Hartford and Boeing-McDonnell Douglas

1008

(7)

Unifying Efforts: an International Antitrust Code, Harmonization, or a Conflict of Laws Compact?

1015

(8)

Appendix A. Researching Antitrust Law on Westlaw®

1023

(14)

Appendix B. Selected U.S. Antitrust Statutes

1037

(32)

Appendix C. Horizontal Merger Guidelines

1069

(28)

Appendix D. Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

1097

(30)

Appendix E. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care

1127

(70)

Appendix F. Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations

1197

(34)

Table of Cases

1231

(28)

Index

1259

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The Law of Antitrust

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