Irina Haracoglou, Attorney at Law, Independent Researcher/Consultant

'This is an original and well-argued thesis overall, of particular interest to policy makers and academics in both IP and competition law.'

• Contents: Preface Part I: The Problem – Access as a Necessary Element of Follow-on Innovation? 1. Biopharmaceutical R&D: The Increased Importance of Cumulative Innovation and Related Concerns Part II: The Patent Balance and Working Solutions in the Patent System 2. The Patent System as a System of Balancing 3. The Patent System and Some Potential Safety Nets 4. The Right to Health as an Interpretive Principle of Patent Law Part III: Antitrust as a Complement to the Patent System 5. Unilateral Conduct, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: A Systems’ Interaction 6. The Duty to Deal under Art. 82 EC Part IV: A More Innovation Sensitive Approach to the Interface of Competition Law and Patents? 7. The Duty to Deal as Applied to Address Technology Access Problems in the Biopharmaceutical Industry Bibliography Index

Irina Haracoglou, Attorney at Law, Independent Researcher/Consultant

'This is an original and well-argued thesis overall, of particular interest to policy makers and academics in both IP and competition law.'

• Contents: Preface Part I: The Problem – Access as a Necessary Element of Follow-on Innovation? 1. Biopharmaceutical R&D: The Increased Importance of Cumulative Innovation and Related Concerns Part II: The Patent Balance and Working Solutions in the Patent System 2. The Patent System as a System of Balancing 3. The Patent System and Some Potential Safety Nets 4. The Right to Health as an Interpretive Principle of Patent Law Part III: Antitrust as a Complement to the Patent System 5. Unilateral Conduct, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: A Systems’ Interaction 6. The Duty to Deal under Art. 82 EC Part IV: A More Innovation Sensitive Approach to the Interface of Competition Law and Patents? 7. The Duty to Deal as Applied to Address Technology Access Problems in the Biopharmaceutical Industry Bibliography Index

Irina Haracoglou, Attorney at Law, Independent Researcher/Consultant

'This is an original and well-argued thesis overall, of particular interest to policy makers and academics in both IP and competition law.'

• Contents: Preface Part I: The Problem – Access as a Necessary Element of Follow-on Innovation? 1. Biopharmaceutical R&D: The Increased Importance of Cumulative Innovation and Related Concerns Part II: The Patent Balance and Working Solutions in the Patent System 2. The Patent System as a System of Balancing 3. The Patent System and Some Potential Safety Nets 4. The Right to Health as an Interpretive Principle of Patent Law Part III: Antitrust as a Complement to the Patent System 5. Unilateral Conduct, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: A Systems’ Interaction 6. The Duty to Deal under Art. 82 EC Part IV: A More Innovation Sensitive Approach to the Interface of Competition Law and Patents? 7. The Duty to Deal as Applied to Address Technology Access Problems in the Biopharmaceutical Industry Bibliography Index