The Concept of the Relevant Product Market

The Author: Franz Jürgen Säcker, Director of the Institute for German and European Economic, Competition and Regulation Law at the Freie Universität Berlin; Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, 1966 Doctorate (Dr. iur.) in Law of the University of Cologne and 1971 Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) in Economic Sciences; offers of chairs at the Universities of Berlin, Augsburg, Bielefeld, Innsbruck, Tübingen, Hamburg, Kiel; 1971 Full Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin; 1973-1984 Judge of the Cartel Senate of the High Court Berlin (Kammergericht); since 1994 Director of the Institute for German and European Economic, Competition and Regulation Law at the Freie Universität Berlin and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy and Regulation Law Berlin e.V.; 1997 Doctorate honoris causa (h.c.) of the Russian Academy of Science, Institute for Law and State.

lt;i>Contents: The changing determination of the relevant product market in competition law - History of dogmas - Determining the relevant market with regard to the marketing plan - Examples.