Umowy dystrybucyjne na obszar Unii Europejskiej: ograniczenia konkurencji w postanowieniach o prawach własności intelektualnej
Distribution agreements in the EU: restrictions of competition in IPR clauses

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses typical contractual clauses related to IPR that appear in distribution contracts in the European Union, and which might amount to a restriction of competition. The paper covers, among others, the accepted method of analysis of, applicable in parallel, national regulations concerning IPR and EU competition law, as well as the conditions for the exemption from the prohibition of competition restricting agreements. The aim of the paper is to present these issues in the light of the decisional practice of the European Commission and the jurisprudence of EU courts.

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