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<h1 role="heading" aria-level="1">Intellectual Property and Competition Policy</h1> <div class="layout-content portlet-layout" id="main-content" role="main"> <style data-senna-track="temporary" type="text/css"> .portlet-borderless .portlet-content {padding: 0;}</style> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-b06e1f77-f308-bedb-24fd-4537973e9d66 lfr-layout-structure-item-container " style=""> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-html lfr-layout-structure-item-2c51b012-4784-e1ab-ddae-855095b08f80 " style=""> <div id="fragment-b18782ca-433f-05dc-99fa-4ce5827eb682"> <div class="component-html" data-lfr-editable-id="element-html" data-lfr-editable-type="html"> <div class="content"> <div class="main"> <p class="lead">Intellectual property (IP) allows companies to maximize their innovations, differentiate themselves from their competitors, while providing consumers with more choices for goods and services. IP, which is inherently pro-competitive, ensures the protection of differentiated, intangible business assets, while encouraging a dynamic market place.</p> <p>Without IP, some manufacturers and service providers could try to attract consumers by copying the goods and services of more innovative competitors. The latter may lose potential rewards and any incentive to further innovate. Consumers and society as a whole lose where innovation is curtailed. Competition and IP agencies must therefore work together to ensure a balance and supportive ecosystems.</p> </div> <div class="complementary"> <figure><a> <picture data-fileentryid="2186905"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2186905/Thumbnail-300x300/ip-competition-845.jpg?t=1702371037293&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:845px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2186905/Preview-1000x0/ip-competition-845.jpg?t=1702371037293&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img style="width: 600px;" title="i_000010076850_600" src="/documents/102028/103632/ip-competition-845.jpg/23742b08-b6ab-0912-0f41-0bab886fb49d?version=1.1&t=1702371037293" alt=""> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: simonkr / E+) </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2>Activities</h2> <p></p> <div class="col"> <figure><picture data-fileentryid="2296741"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296741/Thumbnail-300x300/activities-national-845.jpg?t=1703067398085&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:845px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296741/Preview-1000x0/activities-national-845.jpg?t=1703067398085&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img alt="national activities - ip competition" src="/documents/102028/103632/activities-national-845.jpg/4d89b6a8-e2ac-99f8-ae22-43afe3584c99?version=1.1&t=1703067398085"> </picture> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: siraanamwong/iStock/Getty images) </figcaption> </figure> <h3>National</h3> <p>Organize activities/programs based on themes selected with the Member States to develop or expand the understanding of the interface between IP and competition law and policy, as well as to facilitate dialogue between national governmental agencies response for the respective subject matters.</p> <p></p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><picture data-fileentryid="2296807"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296807/Thumbnail-300x300/competition-policy-international-845.jpg?t=1703067412044&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:845px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296807/Preview-1000x0/competition-policy-international-845.jpg?t=1703067412044&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img alt="international activities - ip competition" src="/documents/102028/103632/competition-policy-international-845.jpg/6c539d9c-dc80-56ff-046b-5d4825dfabe3?version=1.1&t=1703067412044"> </picture> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: Andrey Popov/iStock/Getty images) </figcaption> </figure> <h3>International</h3> <p>Organize programs to enable a dialogue between IP offices and competition authorities within and across regions.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><picture data-fileentryid="2296757"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296757/Thumbnail-300x300/activities-projects-845.jpg?t=1703067399496&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:845px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/2296757/Preview-1000x0/activities-projects-845.jpg?t=1703067399496&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img alt="projects - ip competition" src="/documents/102028/103632/activities-projects-845.jpg/aecc8427-4ec7-fe46-a49e-325027e4f708?version=1.1&t=1703067399496"> </picture> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: ViewStock/Getty images) </figcaption> </figure> <h3>Projects</h3> <p>Investigating the interplay between IP and competition policy on relevant issues (e.g., the digital environment, pharma, the creative sector, and economic development. Additionally, reviewing the IP aspects of unfair competition and the links to consumer protection.)</p> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2 class="header">International activities<a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/meetings/en/topic.jsp?group_id=24&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"><button class="btn btn-info">All events</button></a></h2> <div id="wipo-topics" class="listings listings--archive" data-xml="https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/includes/topic_upcoming.xml?group_id=323" data-number="3"> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/featured/2023-icn-annual-conference-copy/">ICN Unilateral Conduct Workshop</a> (March 7 and 8, 2023 Tokyo, Japan)</li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://oecdgvh.org/contents/events/archived---2023/28-30-march--core-seminar-in-budapest--intellectual-property-rights-and-competition-policy">OECD Workshop on IP and Competition for Central and Eastern European Competition Authorities</a> (March 27-30, 2023 Budapest; Hungary)</li> <li>Seminar on Fragmentation of Music Rights in Europe (June 2, 2023 – Geneva, Switzerland <strong>Hybrid</strong>)</li> <li><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=73348&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Webinar on Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in the Pharma Industry</a> (October 19, 2022 - Geneva, Switzerland)</li> <li><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=74548&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Sustainability of Innovation and Competition</a>(November 23, 2022<strong>Virtual)</strong><strong></strong></li> </ul> <h4></h4> <h2>National activities</h2> <ul> <li>Chile: Meetings with the National IP Office, National Competition Agency, Women Entrepreneur Association for Competition, Master Class for the LLM on IP and Competition, Meeting at Adolfo Ibanez University on IP and Competition in R&D Agreements, Master Class for INAPI on interface between IP and Competition (May 10 to 12, 2023, Santiago, Chile)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2>Documents</h2> <h3>Studies and surveys</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li>Survey on IP, Joint R&D and Competition (June 2015) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/survey_report_joint_rxd_june2015.pdf/c0406c61-578f-a40e-7bce-6861e668d6e1?version=1.2&t=1671199883035&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, WIPO Survey on IP, Joint R&D and Competition (June 2015)" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>WIPO Survey on the Antitrust Dimension of IP Licensing Agreements in Support of Technology Transfer (March 2015) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/technology_transfer_survey.pdf/d5ab56d9-2eb1-efb0-4398-cd70c04765db?version=1.2&t=1671199885343&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, WIPO Survey on the Antitrust Dimension of IP Licensing Agreements in Support of Technology Transfer (March 2015)" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Patents and Small Participants in the Smartphone Industry (January 2015) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/clip_smartphone_patent.pdf/51cd266f-315c-c74a-95e8-98f200ccfd9f?version=1.2&t=1671199890910&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Patents and Small Participants in the Smartphone Industry (January 2015)" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>An Overview of Cade's Recent Jurisprudence regarding IP (December 2014) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/wipo_cedin.pdf/2bc18751-458c-bedb-10c5-78bfede41f22?version=1.2&t=1671199888722&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, An Overview of Cade's Recent Jurisprudence regarding Intellectual Property (December 2014)" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Study on Patent Pools and Antitrust - A Comparative Analysis (March 2014) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/patent_pools_report.pdf/8690993c-639b-d12d-eb8f-fff1125cf13f?version=1.2&t=1671199878003&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Study on Patent Pools and Antitrust - A Comparative Analysis (March 2014)" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Study on Copyright, Competition and Development (December 2013) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/copyright_competition_development.pdf/20477f75-6f4e-332a-20c8-6759e3dc32bb?version=1.2&t=1671199896643&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Survey on Technology Transfer Agreements and Antitrust" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Survey on Technology Transfer Agreements and Antitrust (December 2013) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/tta_survey.pdf/9b10c3d2-8005-a196-7a29-bbf53dc5036f?version=1.2&t=1671199886829&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Survey on Technology Transfer Agreements and Antitrust" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Study on refusals to license IP Rights (August 2013) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/refusals_license_IPRs.pdf/c353b0c8-70bf-75cf-9643-6f5c32eef61f?version=1.2&t=1671199880211&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Study on IP license rights rejections" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Study on the impact of the acquisition and use of patents on the smartphone industry (publicly released by WIPO in June 2013) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/clip_study.pdf/f4d2495d-38d9-2eda-93dd-fd392e4311d2?version=1.2&t=1671199893044&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Study on the impact of patent usage and purchase on the smartphone industry" border="0"> </picture></a></li> </ul> <div class="accordion" id="accordion"> <div class="accordion__group"> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/en/web/competition-policy/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#accordion__collapse__01">Previous documents</a> </div> <div class="accordion__body collapse" id="accordion__collapse__01"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <p></p> <ul class="dividers"> <li>Study on the Anti-Competitive Enforcement of IP Rights: Sham Litigation (April, 2012) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_9/cdip_9_inf_6_rev.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Study on anti-Competitive enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights: sham litigation" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Survey on Compulsory Licenses Granted by WIPO Member States to Address Anti-Competitive Uses of IP Rights (October 2011) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_4/cdip_4_4_rev_study_inf_5.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Survey on compulsory licenses issued by WIPO member states to address anti-competitive usage of intellectual property rights" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Survey on Measures to Address the Interface between Antitrust and Franchising Agreements (June 2011) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_4/cdip_4_4_rev_study_inf_4.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Survey on measures to address the interface between antitrust and franchising agreements" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Analysis of the Economic/Legal Literature on the Effects of IP Rights as a Barrier to Entry (January 2012) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_8/cdip_8_inf_6_corr.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Analysis of the economic and legal scientific literature on the results of intellectual property rights as a barriers to entry" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Interaction of Agencies Dealing with IP and Competition Law: Summary of Replies of Member States (June 2011) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_4/cdip_4_4_rev_study_inf_1.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Interaction of bodies dealing with intellectual property and competition law" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>Studies on the Interface between Exhaustion of IP Rights and Competition Law (April 2012) <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/cdip_8/cdip_8_inf_5_rev.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, Studies on the Interface between Exhaustion of IP Rights and Competition Law" border="0"> </picture></a></li> <li>IP and Competition as Complementary Policies: A Test Using an Ordered Probit Model (2007) <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/documents/743993/747687/study_ip_competition_oliveira.pdf/e31cba91-fd2b-a8a0-88e2-b785a9203fa0?version=1.2&t=1671199881529&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_self"> <picture data-fileentryid="712836"> <source media="(max-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Preview-1000x0/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:22px) and (min-width:22px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/712836/Thumbnail-300x300/pdf.gif?t=1729095298800&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/102028/229398/pdf.gif/85f32179-dd04-0984-fa26-2472014368a1?version=1.1&t=1669891844633" alt="PDF, IP and competition as complementary policies" border="0"> </picture></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h3>External links</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Competition Network</a> (includes links to all national competition authorities that are member of the network)</li> <li>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oecd.org/competition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Competition</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://unctad.org/Topic/Competition-and-Consumer-Protection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations Conference on Trade and Development</a> (UNCTAD)</li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2>Related links</h2> <div class="col col--one"> <h3>Cooperation</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li><a data-senna-off="true" 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