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Prof. Michael Carrier publishes article on right to repair in Berkeley Tech. Law Journal

Professor Michael Carrier published How the Federal Trade Commission Can Use Section 5 To Strengthen the Right to Repair in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. Consumers’ right to repair their products is under attack. Manufacturers have decimated this long-held right by making parts unavailable, preventing products from working, and imposing software restrictions. Farmers can no … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier publishes article on right to repair in Berkeley Tech. Law Journal…

Prof. Michael Carrier has 3 articles nominated for antitrust article of the year

Prof. Michael Carrier has 3 articles nominated for antitrust article of the year… Article with Patricia Danzon on pharmaceutical mergers nominated for academic article (merger category)… https://awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/2023/academic-articles/the-neglected-concern-of-firm-size-in-pharmaceutical-mergers   Article on right to repair nominated for top academic article (“general antitrust” category)… https://awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/2023/academic-articles/how-the-federal-trade-commission-can-use-section-5-to-strengthen-the-right-to   Article on legislative solution to product hopping nominated for top business article … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier has 3 articles nominated for antitrust article of the year…

Prof. Michael Carrier publishes The Right to Repair, Competition, and Intellectual Property

Prof. Michael Carrier publishes “The Right to Repair, Competition, and Intellectual Property” in the ABA/IP section’s Landslide magazine. Manufacturers have made it difficult for consumers to repair their products. And they have justified their restrictions in large part by claiming the need to protect their intellectual property (IP). This essay explains how justifications based on … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier publishes The Right to Repair, Competition, and Intellectual Property…

Prof. Michael Carrier & Alex Moss urge DOJ Antitrust Division to reconsider business review letter

On behalf of 28 former government officials, professors, & public interest advocates, Alex Moss and Prof. Michael Carrier urged the DOJ Antitrust Division to reconsider a business letter supporting the Avanci patent pool that targets the automotive industry.   We explain that the letter 1) undermines bipartisan consensus, (2) relies on questionable positions, (3) expresses … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier & Alex Moss urge DOJ Antitrust Division to reconsider business review letter…