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The Antitrust Assault on Intellectual Property

BY | June 19, 2018

By David J. Kappos The importance of intellectual property (“IP”) and its role in promoting economic growth and consumer welfare have long been recognized in the U.S. Despite the risks…

By David J. Kappos

The importance of intellectual property (“IP”) and its role in promoting economic growth and consumer welfare have long been recognized in the U.S. Despite the risks involved in tampering with a system that has benefitted this country, some U.S. Government agencies have in recent years been anything but careful in their approach to IP issues. Abandoning antitrust law’s historical deference to the exercise of core IP rights, authorities have taken to using antitrust enfo

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