In recent years, market definition has come under attack as an analytical tool of competition law. Scholars have increasingly questioned its usefulness and feasibility. That criticism comes into sharper relief in dynamic, innovation-driven markets, which do not correspond to the static markets on which the concept of the relevant market was modelled. This book explores that controversy from a comparative legal perspective, taking into account both EU competition and US antitrust law. It examines the manifold ways in which courts and competition authorities in the EU and US have factored innovation-related considerations into market delineation, covering: innovative product markets, product differentiation, future markets, issues going beyond market definition proper - such as innovation competition, innovation markets and potential competition -, intellectual property rights, innovative aftermarkets and multi-sided platforms. This book finds that going forward, the role of market definition in dynamic contexts needs to focus on its function of market characterisation rather than on the assessment of market power.

Innovative new study examining market definition's usefulness as an analytical tool in competition law from a European perspective

About the Author
Viktoria H S E Robertson is Associate Professor at the University of Graz.

Reviews
This is a comprehensive and timely book on an important topic that is often overlooked in the literature ... Professor Robertson has made a valuable contribution to the field ... For anyone interested in the agency decisional practices, guidelines and case law on market definition in the European Union and the US, this is the go-to resource. -- Thomas Cheng, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong * Modern Law Review *
The author provides a deep analysis of case-law, law and soft law in order to clarify how the definition of relevant market as we know it may be aligned with the specific characteristics of dynamic markets ... an extraordinarily interesting comparative study. -- Antonia Ferreira de Almeida, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa * Market and Competition Law Review *
A most timely and important book ... the planned revision of the 1997 Notice is a complex endeavour, which can significantly benefit from Professor Robertson's careful reflections. -- Simonetta Vezzoso, Trento University * European Competition and Regulatory Law Review *
Viktoria Robertson wrote an insightful book on market definition and innovation, which underpins analyses of both tech monopolization and mergers. -- Friso Bostoen * CoRe Blog *



Book Information
ISBN 9781509931897
Author Viktoria H S E Robertson
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Hart Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 728g