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This volume offers, to the greatest extent possible, definitiveinstructions on the law; presents balanced instructions that areintended to be acceptable to plaintiffs and defendants alike; andprovides instructions written in a way that juries would find helpful andinformative.

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• Foreword(p. xiv)
• Preface(p. xv)
• A Sherman Act - General
• 1 Purpose(p. 2)
• 2 Sherman Act Section 1(p. 3)
• 3 Rule of Reason(p. 4)
• 3A Overview(p. 4)
• 3B Proof of Competitive Harm(p. 6)
• 3C Evidence of Competitive Benefits(p. 10)
• 3D Balancing the Competitive Effects(p. 12)
• 4 Interstate Commerce(p. 13)
• 5 Foreign Commerce(p. 15)
• B Sherman Act - Section 1
• Contract, Combination or Conspiracy
• 1 Definition, Existence and Evidence(p. 2)
• 2 Conscious Parallelism(p. 7)
• 3 Corporations(p. 10)
• 4 Participation and Intent(p. 13)
• 5 Withdrawal(p. 16)
• Horizontal Price Fixing
• 1 General Elements(p. 19)
• 2 Pricing Agreement Ancillary to Lawful Integration of Economic Activities(p. 22)
• 3 Existence of a Conspiracy(p. 25)
• 4 Good Intent Not a Defense(p. 26)
• 5 Reasonableness of Prices No Excuse(p. 27)
• 6 Evidence of Competition(p. 28)
• 7 Evidence of Price Charged(p. 29)
• 8 Evidence of Similarity(p. 30)
• 9 Evidence of Exchange of Price Information(p. 32)
• 10 Price Fixing by Exchange of Price Information(p. 34)
• Horizontal Non-Price Restraints
• 1 Existence of Conspiracy(p. 38)
• 2 Allocation of Customers(p. 39)
• 3 Allocation of Territories(p. 42)
• 4 Allocation of Product Markets(p. 45)
• 5 Agreement to Limit Production(p. 48)
• 6 Group Boycott - Elements of Per se Unlawful Horizontal Concerted Refusal to Deal(p. 50)
• 7 Group Boycott - Elements of Per se Unlawful Concerted Refusal to Deal on Nondiscriminatory Terms(p. 54)
• 8 Associations - Exclusion(p. 57)
• 9 Associations - Liability of Association for Acts of an Agent(p. 60)
• 10 Associations - Liability of Member for Acts of Association(p. 62)
• 11 Collaborative Purchasing Arrangement(p. 63)
• Vertical Price Restraints
• 1 Minimum Resale Price Fixing Defined(p. 67)
• 2 Elements of Minimum Resale Price Fixing(p. 69)
• 3 Agreement (Comment and Reference to Other Instructions)(p. 71)
• 4 Suggested Resale Prices(p. 72)
• 5 Unilateral Action - Colgate Doctrine(p. 74)
• 6 Responding to Supplier's Price Changes(p. 77)
• 7 Communications with Distributors(p. 78)
• 8 Distributor Complaints(p. 79)
• 9 Plaintiff's Agreement(p. 81)
• 10 Coercion(p. 82)
• 11 Price Promotion and Temporary Distributor Assistance(p. 84)
• 12 Consignment Sales(p. 85)
• 13 Maximum Resale Price Fixing Defined(p. 87)
• 14 Elements of Maximum Resale Price Fixing(p. 88)
• 15 Non-Price Restraints Imposed as an Integral Part of a Minimum Resale Price-Fixing Agreement(p. 90)
• 16 Other Reasons for Termination or Refusal to Deal(p. 93)
• Tying Arrangements
• 1 Definition(p. 95)
• 2 Rationale for Prohibition of Tying Arrangements(p. 96)
• 3 Elements - Per se Unlawful Tying(p. 97)
• 3A Elements - Unlawful Tying under Rule of Reason(p. 99)
• 4 Presence of Two Products(p. 101)
• 5 Trademarks as Distinct Tying Products(p. 103)
• 6 Proof of Conditioning(p. 105)
• 7 Existence of Market Power in Market for Tying Product(p. 106)
• 8 Foreclosure of a Substantial Volume of Commerce In Relevant Market for Tied Product(p. 109)
• 9 Interest of Defendant in Market for Tied Product(p. 111)
• 10 Business Justification Defense(p. 112)
• 11 Full-Line Forcing(p. 115)
• Other Vertical Non-Price Restraints
• 1 Elements(p. 118)
• 2 Exclusive Dealing - Definition and Elements(p. 120)
• 3 Exclusive Dealing - Rule of Reason(p. 123)
• C Sherman Act Section 2
• Monopolization - General
• 1 Elements(p. 2)
• 2 Monopoly Power Defined(p. 4)
• 3 Relevant Market - General(p. 6)
• 4 Relevant Product Market(p. 7)
• 5 Relevant Product Market - Supply Substitutability(p. 11)
• 6 Relevant Geographic Market(p. 13)
• 7 Relevant Market - Necessity of Proof(p. 15)
• 8 Existence of Monopoly Power - Indirect Proof(p. 16)
• 9 Existence of Monopoly Power - Direct Proof(p. 23)
• 10 Willful Acquisition or Maintenance of Monopoly Power(p. 26)
• Monopolization - Refusal to Deal and Leveraging
• 1 Essential Facility(p. 32)
• 2 Unilateral Refusal to Deal with a Competitor(p. 36)
• 3 Unilateral Refusal - Legitimate Business Purpose Defined(p. 39)
• 4 Leveraging(p. 41)
• Monopolization - Predatory Pricing
• 1 General(p. 45)
• 2 Definition(p. 47)
• 3 Impossibility of Recoupment(p. 50)
• 4 "Predatory" Pricing Distinguished from "Competition"(p. 55)
• 5 Test of Profitability(p. 58)
• 6 Prices Based on Expectations about Costs(p. 62)
• 7 Prices Below Average Variable Costs But Above Marginal Cost(p. 64)
• 8 Prices Above Average Variable Cost But Below Average Total Cost (Inglis Standard)(p. 66)
• 9 What Products Must Be Considered in Determining Whether Prices Are Below Cost(p. 69)
• 10 Note on Limit Pricing(p. 72)
• 11 Prices That Meet Competition(p. 73)
• 12 What Price "Meets" Competition(p. 76)
• 13 Note on Distress Prices(p. 78)
• 14 Note on Promotional Prices(p. 79)
• 15 Volume and Market Share Discounts(p. 80)
• Attempt to Monopolize
• 1 Elements(p. 84)
• 2 Anticompetitive Conduct(p. 88)
• 3 Specific Intent(p. 90)
• 4 Dangerous Probability of Success(p. 95)
• Conspiracy to Monopolize
• 1 Elements(p. 100)
• 2 Existence of a Conspiracy(p. 103)
• 3 Monopoly Power Defined(p. 104)
• 4 Specific Intent(p. 105)
• D Sherman Act - Patents
• Patents - General
• 1 Introduction(p. 2)
• 2 Relation to Antitrust Laws(p. 8)
• 3 Sherman Act [section section] 1 and 2 - General(p. 11)
• Patent Acquisition
• 1 General(p. 13)
• 2 Sherman Act [section] 1 - Elements(p. 15)
• 3 Sherman Act [section] 1 - Rule of Reason(p. 17)
• 4 Sherman Act [section] 2 - Elements(p. 21)
• 5 Sherman Act [section] 2 - Intent(p. 27)
• Patent Licensing
• Patent Licensing - Sherman Act [section] 1
• 1 Price Restrictions(p. 30)
• 2 Customer, Territorial, and Field of Use Restrictions - Elements(p. 34)
• 3 Customer, Territorial, and Field of Use Restrictions - Restraint Beyond Patent Coverage(p. 37)
• 4 Customer, Territorial, and Field of Use Restrictions - Rule of Reason(p. 39)
• 5 "Grant-Back" Provisions - Elements(p. 41)
• 6 "Grant-Back" Provisions - Rule of Reason(p. 43)
• Patent Licensing - Sherman Act [section] 2
• 7 Refusals to Deal(p. 47)
• Patent Pools
• 1 General(p. 49)
• 2 Sherman Act [section] 1 (Price Fixing, Territorial Allocations, and Other Restrictions) - Elements(p. 51)
• 3 Sherman Act [section] 1 (Price Fixing, Territorial Allocations, and Other Restrictions) - Rule of Reason(p. 54)
• 4 Sherman Act [section] 2 - Elements(p. 58)
• 5 Sherman Act [section] 2 - Intent(p. 60)
• Other Patent Misconduct
• 1 Fraudulent Procurement(p. 64)
• 2 Sham Enforcement(p. 69)
• E Robinson-Patman Act
• Seller Liability - Section 2(a)
• 1 General Definition of Price Discrimination(p. 2)
• 2 Elements(p. 4)
• 3 Sale of Commodities(p. 8)
• 4 Reasonably Contemporaneous Sales(p. 10)
• 5 Like Grade and Quality(p. 12)
• 6 Net Prices(p. 14)
• 7 Competitive Injury - General(p. 17)
• 8 Competitive Injury - Primary Line(p. 18)
• 9 Predatory Pricing(p. 21)
• 10 Competitive Injury - Secondary and Tertiary Line(p. 22)
• 11 Functional Discounts(p. 27)
• 12 Meeting Competition Defense(p. 31)
• 13 Cost Justification Defense(p. 36)
• 14 Changing Conditions Defense(p. 39)
• Buyer Liability - Section 2(f)
• 1 General(p. 42)
• 2 Elements(p. 44)
• 3 Sale of Commodities(p. 45)
• 4 Reasonably Contemporaneous Sales(p. 47)
• 5 Like Grade and Quality(p. 49)
• 6 Net Prices(p. 50)
• 7 Competitive Injury(p. 52)
• 8 Functional Discounts(p. 54)
• 9 Meeting Competition Defense(p. 56)
• 10 Cost Justification Defense(p. 59)
• 11 Changing Conditions Defense(p. 62)
• 12 Knowing Inducement(p. 63)
• Other Robinson-Patman Provisions and Issues
• 1 Brokerage Payments/Commercial Bribery - [section] 2(c)(p. 66)
• 2 Advertising and Promotional Allowances and Services - [section section] 2(d) and 2(e)(p. 70)
• 3 Availability(p. 75)
• 4 Single Seller(p. 77)
• 5 Note on Damages in Robinson-Patman Cases(p. 79)
• F Causation and Damages
• Clayton Act [section] 4 Requirements
• 1 Injury and Causation(p. 2)
• 2 Business or Property(p. 7)
• Damages
• 1 Effect of Instruction as to Damages(p. 11)
• 2 Antitrust Damages - Introduction and Purpose(p. 12)
• 2A Antitrust Damages - Bifurcated Trial(p. 14)
• 3 Speculation Not Permitted(p. 15)
• 4 Causation and Disaggregation(p. 18)
• 5 Damages for Purchasers - Overcharges Based on Horizontal Price Fixing, Output Restriction, Market Allocation, or Other Agreements Not to Compete(p. 22)
• 6 Damages for Purchasers - Damages for Tying Arrangements(p. 24)
• 7 Damages for Purchasers - Class Damages(p. 26)
• 8 Damages for Competitors - Lost Profits(p. 27)
• 9 Damages for Competitors - Future Lost Profits(p. 33)
• 10 Damages for Competitors - Going Concern Value or Goodwill(p. 39)
• 11 Damages for Competitors - Preparedness to Enter Business(p. 42)
• 12 Damages for Sellers - Buyer Price Fixing(p. 44)
• 13 Expert Testimony(p. 46)
• 14 Mitigation(p. 47)
• 15 Multiple Plaintiffs(p. 49)
• 16 Plaintiff's Participation(p. 50)
• 17 Trebling of Damages(p. 52)
• G Miscellaneous
• Certain Defenses and Exemptions
• 1 Statute of Limitations(p. 2)
• 2 Fraudulent Concealment(p. 3)
• 3 Noerr-Pennington - Lobbying(p. 8)
• 4 Sham Litigation(p. 12)
• Invocation of the Fifth Amendment
• 1 By a Party or a Witness Identified with a Party(p. 18)
• 2 By a Nonparty Witness(p. 20)
• Clayton Act [section] 5(a) - Evidentiary Effect of Litigated Governmental Judgments
• 1 Criminal Conviction(p. 24)
• 2 Civil Judgment(p. 26)