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Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law (2023)
Journal Article
Canapa, D., & Torti, V. (2023). Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law. Concurrences Review, 2023(4), 196-204

This contribution discusses the criticism and concerns raised by the proposed modification of Article 5 of the Swiss Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition, which prohibits unlawful agreements affecting competition. This reform wa... Read More about Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law.

Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation (2022)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2022). Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation. European Intellectual Property Review, 44(10), 575-585

A new front has recently emerged in SEP global battles, concerning the legitimacy of judicially determining FRAND worldwide royalties despite the absence of consent of all parties involved. The Unwired Planet decision in the UK, as well as other disp... Read More about Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation.

Anti-Suit Injunctions and Geopolitics in Transnational SEPs Litigation (2022)
Journal Article
Colangelo, G., & Torti, V. (2023). Anti-Suit Injunctions and Geopolitics in Transnational SEPs Litigation. European Journal of Legal Studies, 14(2), 45-84. https://doi.org/10.2924/EJLS.2022.019

Anti-suit injunctions have recently emerged as a phenomenon significantly affecting the dynamics of standard essential patent (SEP) litigation. The role played by these patents in the Internet of Things scenario and the willingness of national courts... Read More about Anti-Suit Injunctions and Geopolitics in Transnational SEPs Litigation.

Offering Zero-Rated Content in the Shadow of Net Neutrality (2021)
Journal Article
Colangelo, G., & Torti, V. (2021). Offering Zero-Rated Content in the Shadow of Net Neutrality. Market and Competition Law Review, 5(1), 141-166. https://doi.org/10.34632/mclawreview.2021.10011

In the recent Telenor case, the EU Court of Justice has for the first time interpreted the relationship between net neutrality regulation and zero-rating offers, considering the former incompatible with the offer of packages in which data traffic gen... Read More about Offering Zero-Rated Content in the Shadow of Net Neutrality.

Norme Tecniche, Concorrenza ed Innovazione Finanziaria (2019)
Book Chapter
Torti, V. (2019). Norme Tecniche, Concorrenza ed Innovazione Finanziaria. In G. Finocchiaro, & V. Falce (Eds.), Fintech: Diritti, Concorrenza, Regole. Le Operazioni di Finanziamento Tecnologico (99-116). Zanichelli

Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform (2019)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2019). Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 27(1), 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/eay019

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament approved the new version of the proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market elaborated by the European Commission in 2016. In order to address problems in protecting content and imp... Read More about Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform.

Selective Distribution and Online Marketplace Restrictions under EU Competition Rules after Coty Prestige. (2018)
Journal Article
Colangelo, G., & Torti, V. (2018). Selective Distribution and Online Marketplace Restrictions under EU Competition Rules after Coty Prestige. European Competition Journal, 14(1), 81-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441056.2018.1440727

Given the impressive growth of Internet shopping, one may wonder how the antitrust rules on selective distribution systems might fit in the context of online sales. Indeed, the online sales phenomenon has attracted significant attention in recent yea... Read More about Selective Distribution and Online Marketplace Restrictions under EU Competition Rules after Coty Prestige..

Filling Huawei’s Gaps: the Recent German Case Law on Standard Essential Patents. (2017)
Journal Article
Colangelo, G., & Torti, V. (2017). Filling Huawei’s Gaps: the Recent German Case Law on Standard Essential Patents. ECLR, 12, Article 538

The Huawei ruling identified the steps that owners and users of SEPs will have to follow in negotiating a FRAND royalty. Compliance with the code of conduct will shield patent holders from the gaze of competition law and, at the same time, will prote... Read More about Filling Huawei’s Gaps: the Recent German Case Law on Standard Essential Patents..

Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2017). Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective. Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2, 273-306. https://doi.org/10.1434/87527

The strategic importance of standardization activities in today's changing society cannot be denied. They play a key role, "inter alia", in the information and communication technology (Ict) industries, where they provide the lifeblood for the develo... Read More about Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective.

Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting (2015)
Book
Torti, V. (2015). Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673608

Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules define a legal framework which allows undertakings to profit from t... Read More about Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting.

IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting: in Search of a Model to Address Hold-Up. (2012)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2012). IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting: in Search of a Model to Address Hold-Up. ECLR, 33(9), 387-397

Standard setting is a field where the interaction IPRs-competition clearly comes to light. Misleading behaviors by IPRs owners taking part in standards institutes may compromise the crucial goal of standardization activities: making consumers’ lives... Read More about IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting: in Search of a Model to Address Hold-Up..