Antitrust rules have been brought into play in situations whereby a company tries to prevent, or at least delay, the entry into the market of potential competitors. This issue has gained prominence in the context of patents and intellectual property (IP) rights in the pharmaceutical industry. (...)

Niamh Dunne
London School of Economics
Assistant Professor
Niamh Dunne is an Associate Professor at the Law Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she teaches and researches in competition law. Prior to joining LSE, she taught at King’s College London and Fitzwilliam College Cambridge, and she previously worked as a case handler for the Competition Authority of Ireland and as a consultant for the OECD. She holds law degrees from the University of Cambridge, NYU School of Law and King’s College London, and is qualified to practice in Ireland, England & Wales and New York State.