重建美国反垄断法间接购买者规则(英文)

REBUILD THE INDIRECT PURCHASER RULE OF U.S. ANTITRUST LAW

美国反垄断法中的间接购买者规则确立于20世纪70年代著名的伊利诺斯砖块案.依照该原则,垄断行为的最终受害者没有提起反垄断诉讼的主体资格,并因此丧失了获得赔偿的权利.作者首先以伊利诺斯砖块案为切入点,介绍了美国反垄断法间接购买者规则的内容,以及确立该规则时的考虑因素和希望达到的效果,其次针对支持者的观点,从多个角度详细阐述了反对者对该规则的批评,最后介绍了欧盟在间接购买者诉讼上的现状和发展.综合分析后得出结论,美国应在欧盟做法的基础上重建其间接购买者规则。

The indirect purchaser rule of the United States,which established four decades ago in Illinois Brick v.Illinois,has barred the actual victims of antitrust violation from obtaining standing to sue and receiving compensation.In this article,I will first provide an overview of the evolvement of indirect purchaser rule in the US and the proponents′ consideration for this decision.This is followed by a thorough analysis from the opponents′ sides of the debate.In section 3,provides an introduction and comparison of EU′s rule on indirect purchaser claims.The conclusion of rebuilding U.S.indirect purchaser following the more reasonable approach of E.U.is reached in Section 4.