Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition. 209 pages of fun-filled frolic from the FTC and the DOJ.

[A]ntitrust and intellectual property are properly perceived as complementary bodies of law that work together to bring innovation to consumers: antitrust laws protect robust competition in the marketplace, while intellectual property laws protect the ability to earn a return on the investments necessary to innovate. Both spur competition among rivals to be the first to enter the marketplace with a desirable technology, product, or service.