Introduction of Lesser Penalty Regime under Competition Law

ABSTRACT Enforcement of an Effective Cartel can yield a tangible reduction in prices as well as an increase in the welfare of consumers in the market. There is a consensus that cartels are the only field of competition where they cripple and slow down the economy. But Cartels are also very hard to catch because […]

Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

Introduction The human mind is a marvel with an astonishing potential to transform ideas into practice and commercialize them in order to accrue benefits. This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an […]

Antitrust Regulations In M&A: Navigating The Legal Landscape

Introduction Antitrust Laws also known as Competition Laws are formulated to promote fair competition between enterprises and prevent monopolistic practices, anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position by enterprise. The main objective behind antitrust laws is to regulate the behavior of companies and obstruct activities like price-fixing, market allocation and merges that could reduce competition […]

The Indian Perspective On Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Legislation

Changing Relation of IPR Law and Competition Law The laws governing intellectual property (“IPR Law”) and competition are frequently perceived as being in opposition to one another. While the goal of IPR law is to preserve inventors’ rights over their creations, the goal of competition law is to maintain effective market competition by prohibiting anti-competitive […]