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CURRENT ISSUE

The Role of Innovation in Competitive
Analysis

A stellar panel at the 2005 ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting discusses how antitrust and intellectual property laws intersect (and collide) with each other.

Competition, Commerce, and Constitutionality: The Supreme Court's Internet Wine Sales
Case

John Delacourt explores the broader implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Granholm v. Heald, ranging from its immediate effect on wine consumers, to its potential long term effects on e-commerce.

The European Competition Network: What It
Is and Where It's Going

International antitrust enforcers and practitioners delve into the benefits and challenges arising from the ECN.

Implementation of the ICN's Recommended Merger Practices: A Work-in-(Early)-
Progress

Bill Rowley and Neil Campbell assess the results of the International Competition Network's comprehensive 2004 survey evaluating the ICN's recommended practices relating to merger review periods, requirements for initial notification, transparency, and review of merger control provisions.

Paper Trail

Our editors note papers that bring new thinking to sunk costs as barriers to entry and that offer important insights into coordinated effects analysis.
 
NB: From the Editor

WELCOME to the July issue of The Antitrust Source – your source for up- to-the-minute substantive analysis on the most timely topics in antitrust by leading practitioners, economists, academics, and government officials. In this issue, we offer in-depth analysis of the Supreme Court's just issued Internet wine sales case by John Delacourt, Chief Antitrust Counsel, FTC Office of Policy Planning. In Granholm v. Heald the Supreme Court struck down two state laws prohibiting direct shipment of wines from out-of-state suppliers. Beyond the obvious immediate and warmly embraced impact on Internet wine sales, Mr. Delacourt argues that the case more broadly (and dryly) demonstrates "how two complementary forms of analysis–antitrust enforcement and constitutional scrutiny–can be marshaled in defense of consumer welfare." We invite you to read this and the other informative pieces in this issue.

If there is something you think we should cover or you have something you'd like us to publish, send it to us at antitrust@att.net.

Gary Zanfagna
Editorial Chair

Amy Stathos
Patrick Thompson
Issue Editor

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