Lianos, I;
(2014)
Brands, Product Differentiation and EU Competition Law.
(CLES Research Paper series
7/2014).
Centre for Law, Economics and Society, UCL Faculty of Laws: London, UK.
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Abstract
The paper explores how EU competition law has integrated so far the concept of brands in different areas of enforcement. Although EU competition law has engaged in multiple instances with branding and product differentiation, brands do not yet constitute an operational concept in EU competition law. This is due to an important uncertainty as to the normative choices that need to be made with regard to the relation between brands and the formation of consumer preferences. The concerns raised by retailer power and the development of private labels also indicate that the existing economic theory on product differentiation may not also provide a complete picture on the effects of brands on the competitive process and ultimately on consumers. Competition law will also need to tackle the issues raised by the development of ‘social branding’ and the dialogic interaction between brand owners and consumers in the constitution of their brand identity.
Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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Title: | Brands, Product Differentiation and EU Competition Law |
ISBN-13: | 9781910801055 |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Publisher version: | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/cles/sites/cles/files... |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Copyright © Ioannis Lianos 2014. All rights reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without permission of the authors. |
Keywords: | Brand, Product Differentiation, Advertising, Branding, Social Brands, Monopolistic Competition, Imperfect Competition, Consumer Choice, Consumer Welfare, Private Labels, Veblen Goods, Market Power, Franchise, Selective Distribution, Competition, Antitrust, Brand Loyalty |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Laws |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045049 |
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