Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Tension between intellectual property rights (iprs) and competition rules and the principle of free movement
  • Free movement of goods
  • Status of various sources of law
  • Article 81
  • The new group exemption for technology transfer : Regulation 772/04 (TTBER)
  • Recitals and guidelines not limited to agreements exempted by the TTBER
  • Other kinds of commercial and industrial property rights
  • Article 82
  • General comment on iprs and competition
  • General conclusion.