Intellectual property rights and competition law in collaborative drug discovery and development between industry and integrated drug discovery organizations

2016 ◽  
pp. 61-100
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Drug Discovery And Development ◽  
Collaborative Drug Discovery

Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights: Is the Property Rights’ Approach Right?

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 153-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Lianos
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Contentious Issue ◽  
Ec Competition Law ◽  
Exclusive Right

The intersection between competition law and intellectual property has been a contentious issue since the very beginnings of European Communities (EC) competition law. Both intellectual property and competition law pursue the aim of enhancing economic welfare and innovation, but their direct objectives seem to be in conflict. Whereas intellectual property focuses on the reward of inventive effort and the inventor’s incentives to innovate by conferring an exclusive right on the use of the invention, competition law emphasises the dissemination of innovation by ensuring diffusion and access.

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