New Fault Lines in Antitrust: The Rising Threat of Growing Divergence to IP-Centric Business Practices

By Paul Lugard & David Gabathuler

The last two decades have shown a remarkable degree of convergence in the area of antitrust enforcement and the dissemination of antitrust regimes around the globe has brought significant welfare gains. However, the wide adoption of antitrust regimes as a preferred model for economic regulation also comes at a price: as a result of the multitude of agencies that may each claim jurisdiction over particular transactions, the potential for incorrect and incons