Die Beschränkung nationaler Immaterialgüterrechte durch Artikel 86 EG - Vertrag unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der essential facilities doctrine

Published: 10 October 1998

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    Marcel Meinhardt
    Partner, Head of Competition

  • Expertise

    Competition and Regulated Markets
    Intellectual Property

Nationale Immaterialgüterrechte gewähren rechtliche Monopolstellungen, mit denen, je nach Marktverhältnissen, der relevante Markt beherrscht werden kann. Art. 86 EG-Vertrag verbietet das Ausnützen marktbeherrschender Stellungen und steht damit in einem Spannungsverhältnis zu den geistigen Eigentumsrechten. Der Autor untersucht die Rechtsprechung zu diesem Spannungsverhältnis. Dabei wird vertieft auf das Magill-Verfahren vor den Europäischen Wettbewerbsbehörden eingetreten und insbesondere das Urteil des EuGH analysiert. Auch alternative Lösungsansätze wie die Anwendung der Prinzipien von Art. 36 EG-Vertrag, die Grundsätze der unzulässigen Geschäftsverweigerung marktbeherrschender Unternehmen und die Essential Facility-Doktrin kommen ausführlich zur Sprache.

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