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Competition Policy For Industry Standards, Richard J. Gilbert Oct 2012

Competition Policy For Industry Standards, Richard J. Gilbert

Richard J Gilbert

This paper is a chapter in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook on International Antitrust Economics. The chapter surveys issues raised by the development of industry standards, whether accomplished through a formal standard setting committee structure or the activities of a single sponsor. The focus is on the tradeoff between the benefits from standards and possible costs that standards and the activity of standard development may impose on consumers. A particular focus is on the consequences of intellectual property rights for standards.


Competition Policy For Industry Standards, Richard J. Gilbert Sep 2012

Competition Policy For Industry Standards, Richard J. Gilbert

Richard Gilbert

This paper is a chapter in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook on International Antitrust Economics. The chapter surveys issues raised by the development of industry standards, whether accomplished through a formal standard setting committee structure or the activities of a single sponsor. The focus is on the tradeoff between the benefits from standards and possible costs that standards and the activity of standard development may impose on consumers. A particular focus is on the consequences of intellectual property rights for standards.