Category: Announcements

Professor Michael Carrier (together with Chris Sagers) will give a talk to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division as part of its Competition Law & Policy Speaker Series. Carrier and Sagers will discuss their amicus brief on behalf of 65 professors and the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston, which allowed student-athletes to … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier to give talk to USDOJ Antitrust Division…

Prof. Mike Carrier’s article with Brian Scarpelli on how standards organizations can reduce patent litigation was nominated for business antitrust (IP) article of year. Read (and vote) here!… https://bit.ly/32lmjuk   And his article with Chris Sagers on why the NCAA lost (and deserved to lose) the Alston case was nominated for academic antitrust (concerted practices) … Continue reading Prof. Mike Carrier has two articles nominated for antitrust article of year…

On behalf of 38 professors, Prof. Michael Carrier filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Epic v. Apple. The brief argued that the district court erred in applying the Rule of Reason by: (1) accepting business rationales that aren’t antitrust justifications; (2) failing in its legal conclusions … Continue reading On behalf of 38 professors, Prof. Michael Carrier files amicus brief in Ninth Circuit…

Prof. Mike Carrier submitted comments to the Department of Justice, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and National Institute of Standards and Technology on the Draft Policy Statement on Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments. The comment supports the draft policy statement, explaining how it presents a welcome return to … Continue reading Prof. Mike Carrier submits comments to DOJ/PTO/NIST…

Prof. Mike Carrier guest lectured in the Emory Law School class, “Regulation of Emerging Technologies & Consumer Protection.” He spoke about antitrust and Big Tech.