专利劫持反垄断法规制的经济学争议

The Economics Disputes of Antitrust Law's Regulation on Patent Hold-up

针对是否存在专利劫持以及专利劫持是否需要反垄断法规制的问题,经济学界有三种大致不同的观点,各观点在相关的反垄断执法、司法实践中也有所体现。本文详细梳理了三种关于专利劫持的经济学理论,并比较相关执法、司法案例,认为反垄断执法和司法机关在实践中应当保持谨慎态度,设计最佳的法律规制方案,仅在有限的条件下适用反垄断法来规制专利劫持行为。

The economics academia mainly has three distinct opinions on whether the patent hold-up exists and whether it requires the regulation of antitrust law. These varied views have also been embodied in relevant competition law enforcement agencies＇ efforts and courts＇ decisions. This article, by comprehensively introducing theses three economics propositions on patent hold-up and comparing related cases, argues that it is better for these agencies and courts to be cautious, design optimal legal regulation plans and apply antitrust law in very limited circumstances when dealing with patent hold-up.