一概述技术和创新是经济增长与提高福利的最重要动力。19世纪40年代,熊彼特指出,企业间为生产更好的产品而展开的竞争比静态的价格竞争有着更为重要的作用。〔1〕因而,被视为促进发明与创新的知识产权必然要在竞争政策中占一席之地。最近的发展表明,竞争政策应当比先前更加关注 An overview of technology and innovation is the most important driver of economic growth and welfare enhancement. In the 1840s, Schumpeter pointed out that competition among enterprises for producing better products was more important than static price competition. 〔1〕 Therefore, the intellectual property rights that are seen as promoting inventions and innovations are bound to occupy a place in competition policy. Recent developments have shown that competition policy should be more concerned than before