?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fdoktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10937%2F&rft.title=Analysis+of+the+EU+and+US+Legal+Frameworks+of+Anti-Competitive+Practices+in+Merger+and+Acquisitions+Where+Patents+Remain+Unutilized&rft.creator=+Pathak+Maitrayee&rft.subject=05.05.01.+Jog%2C+kriminol%C3%B3gia%2C+b%C3%BCntet%C3%A9studom%C3%A1ny&rft.subject=05.05.01.01.+Jogtudom%C3%A1nyok%2C+alkotm%C3%A1nyok%2C+%C3%B6sszehasonl%C3%ADt%C3%B3+jog&rft.subject=05.05.01.08.+Mag%C3%A1njog%2C+k%C3%B6zjog+%C3%A9s+szoci%C3%A1lis+jog&rft.subject=05.05.01.09.+Glob%C3%A1lis+%C3%A9s+nemzetk%C3%B6zi+korm%C3%A1nyz%C3%A1s%2C+nemzetk%C3%B6zi+jog%2C+emberi+jogok&rft.description=The+legal+fields+of+Mergers+and+Acquisitions%2C+Competition+Law%2C+and+Intellectual+Property+are+all+well-researched+areas+with+a+long+history+of+case+law+as+well.+However%2C+at+the+intersection+of+these+legal+fields%2C+there+are+some+important+areas+that+are+studied+less+extensively%2C+although+they+impose+a+significant+practical+effect+on+the+economical+and+scientific+progress+of+society.%0D%0AOne+such+area+lies+at+an+intersection+of+Mergers+and+Acquisitions%2C+Antitrust+Laws+on+anti-competitive+practices%2C+and+Patents%2C+specifically+the+case+when+important+patents+remain+unutilized+by+the+companies+after+the+merger+or+acquisition+happens.+This+scenario+may+occur+for+many+reasons%2C+from+negligence+or+inability+to+thoroughly+consider+the+potential+of+each+item+in+the+patent+portfolio+of+all+companies+involved+in+the+merger+and+acquisition%2C+all+the+way+to+deliberate+action+taken+to+acquire+companies+solely+for+their+patent+portfolios%2C+because+they+are+perceived+to+pose+a+future+risk+to+the+acquiring+company%E2%80%99s+current+business+lines.%0D%0AIn+this+dissertation%2C+I+will+attempt+to+prove+that+even+though+the+scenarios+where+patents+remain+unutilized+after+the+merger+or+acquisition+happens+are+not+desirable+for+the+economy+and+society%2C+as+many+national+and+international+legal+frameworks+on+anti-competitive+behavior+clearly+state%2C+the+current+national+and+international+organizations+do+not+currently+have+effective+operative+measures+in+place+to+prevent+such+scenarios%2C+identify+the+companies+involved+and+hold+them+accountable.%0D%0AI+will+first+examine+the+three+different+legal+fields%2C+their+definitions%2C+the+objectives+of+the+legislator%2C+some+of+their+most+important+practical+implications+in+the+fields+where+they+intersect+from+the+perspective+of+our+study%3A+Mergers+and+Acquisitions%2C+Antitrust+Laws+and+Patents.+I+will+pay+attention+that+I+describe+not+only+the+theory+but+the+practice+of+these+legal+fields+as+well%2C+by+investigating+the+current+laws%2C+treaties+and+case+law.+Understanding+that+these+legal+fields+each+present+a+wide+topic%2C+I+will+focus+my+investigation+on+the+European+Union+and+United+States+laws+and+practices%2C+with+occasionally+some+other+international+examples+as+well.%0D%0AIn+the+following+chapters%2C+I+will+investigate+the+practical+implications+of+the+scenario+where+patents+remain+unutilized+after+certain+mergers+and+acquisitions%2C+to+be+able+to+show+the+magnitude+of+the+issue+by+interpolating+the+relatively+scarce+economic+data+available+on+this+subject.+The+scarcity+of+data+is+understandable+if+we+think+about+the+fact+that+it+will+not+be+in+the+interest+of+the+companies+involved+to+publish+such+data%2C+and+since+the+problem+has+not+yet+been+recognized+as+a+major+study+subject%2C+there+are+not+enough+secondary+sources+where+this+data+could+be+gathered+either.+However%2C+for+the+purposes+of+my+argument%2C+it+is+enough+to+prove+the+existence+of+the+problem%2C+prove+that+it+is+not+covered+by+effective+measures+of+the+EU+and+US+institutions+to+prevent+these+scenarios%2C+identify+the+companies+involved+and+hold+them+accountable.+This+will+already+show+that+the+objectives+of+the+legislator+are+not+met+in+the+scenarios+when+patents+remain+unutilized+after+certain+mergers+and+acquisitions.+My+attempts+to+illustrate+the+magnitude+of+the+problem+will+only+serve+as+an+emphasizing+factor+that+it+needs+urgent+and+operative+action+from+national+and+international+policymakers.%0D%0AIn+order+to+make+my+dissertation+as+practical+as+possible%2C+I+have+decided+to+include+a+detailed+case+study+from+the+European+merger+control+case+law+where+a+patent+with+great+importance+was+left+unutilized+after+a+merger.+The+patent+in+question+was+about+Gallium+Nitride+RF+Power+Transistors%2C+and+-+as+we+will+discuss+-+it+was+fundamental+in+the+development+of+today%E2%80%99s+4G+and+5G+telecom+network+infrastructure.+In+fact%2C+in+this+case%2C+the+competition+authority%E2%80%99s+sole+focus+on+market+concentration+may+have+been+the+cause+of+the+acquiring+company%E2%80%99s+decision+to+leave+the+patent+unutilized.+The+fact+that+development+in+this+area+hasn%E2%80%99t+stalled+was+entirely+due+to+other+companies+taking+over+and+developing+their+own+patents%2C+own+technology%2C+and+own+product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