The International League of Competition Law (LIDC) is a long standing association which focuses on the study of competition (antitrust) law, intellectual property law and unfair competition, both at the national and international levels. It promotes mainly the principles of fairness and justice in competitive trade.

At the Bordeaux Congress in 2010, the new chair of the LIDC was elected.
See the interview published in Concurrences N° 1-2011, www.concurrences.com : Interview M-C. Mitchell (pdf): document.

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- I) At the Oxford Congress, the following questions have been discussed :
Question A:
What are the most important factors that should determine the level of fines imposed for infringements of the competition rules (e.g. cooperation, compliance programmes, impact of the infringement, previous infringements and/or deterrence)? Should there be a binding framework determining the level of fine and who should decide the framework (e.g. judges, competition authorities, ministers and /or some other independent body)?

Question B:
To what extent should online intermediaries (such as ISPs and operators of online marketplaces) be responsible for controlling or forbidding unfair competitive practices (such as sale of infringing products) on their systems ?

- II) To know the names of the national and international rapporteurs who worked on the discussed questions:click on.

- III) To consult the national and international reports as well as the resolutions which were voted by the general assembly, click on the Menu “Congress” and on the Under Menu in the left column “Reports and Resolutions".

- IV) To consult the speech by J. Tom ROSCH, Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (US):click on

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The Czech National Group of LIDC, supervised by Mgr Ondrej Cerych,elected as Chaiman of the organizing committee, hold the next LIDC Congress in Prague , 11th to 14th october 2012.

The following questions will be discussed:

Question A:Should small and middle size undertakings be subject to other or specific competition rules?

Question B: Should or could an undertaking obtain protection against the usage by non-competing undertakings of their trademark, distinctive signs and other components of their image and identity?

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