Who is Owner: Antitrust

Legal ownership is used as the standard in the context of antitrust. European antitrust law and U.S. antitrust law are served to promote innovation and enhance consumer welfare. The antitrust law focuses on the whether the licensing of intellectual property will hurt customer welfare and innovation or not. Ownership in the context of antitrust is not the agencies major concern; however, a clear identification of the ownership of the intellectual property is essential for the agencies. Legal ownership is used as the standard in the context of antitrust.