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FOREWORD

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law is pleased to

publish the Antitrust Issues in International Intellectual Property

Transactions Handbook. This Handbook addresses the intersection of

intellectual property law and antitrust law internationally. Specifically,

the Handbook identifies, by country, both the relevant intellectual

property laws and antitrust or competition laws, and identifies how those

laws interact with one another.

The Section of Antitrust Law is grateful to the many attorneys who

contributed to the Handbook. We are especially grateful to Geoffrey

Oliver, who served as lead editor, and to Art Burke, Kimberly K. Kefalas,

Nicholas Widnell, Russell Wofford, Hiram Andrews, Dina Kallay and

Johannes Zöttl who provided valuable input and helped to prepare the

Handbook for publication.

March 2012 Richard M. Steuer

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2011-12