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Miguel Rato

Miguel Rato

Europe 2026

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Europe

Practice Areas

Antitrust & Competition

Publications

Global Competition Review: IP & Antitrust European Union (2015).“Huawei: Establishing the legal standard for a FRAND defense as a basis for resisting requests for injunctive relief for infringements of SEPs under competition law.” in Competition Policy International (October 2015).

“An assessment of injunctions, patents and standards following the Court of Justice’s Huawei/ZTE ruling”, in JECLAP (October 2015).

“The Court of Justice’s preliminary ruling in Huawei v ZTE: The final word?”, in e-Concurrences (July 2015).

“IP and Antitrust: Recent Developments in EU Law.” In Cugia di Sant’Orsola, Noormohamed, Guimarães (eds.): “Communications and Competition Law.” IBA (2015).

“Abuse of Dominance in Technology-Enabled Markets: Established Standards Reconsidered.” European Competition Journal 9, No. 1 (May 2013). Co-authored with Nicolas Petit.

“FRAND Commitments and EC Competition Law: A Reply to Philippe Chappatte.” European Competition Journal 6, No. 1 (April 2010). Coauthored with Damien Geradin.

“From Hard to Soft Enforcement of EC Competition Law – A Bestiary of ‘Sunshine’ Enforcement Instruments,” in: Gheur, Ch. & Petit, N. (eds.): “Alternative Enforcement Techniques in EC Competition Law: Settlements, commitments and other novel instruments,” Brussels, (2009). Co-authored with Nicolas Petit.

“The Commission’s Non-Contractual Liability in the Field of Merger Control – Don’t use a Hammer when You Need a Screwdriver.” eCCP (June 2007). Co-authored with Nicolas Petit.

“Can Standard Setting Lead to Exploitative Abuse?” European Competition Journal 3, No. 1 (June 2007). Co-authored with Damien Geradin.

“Excessive Pricing: In Reply.” Competition Law Insight (October 10, 2006). Co-authored with Damien Geradin.

“EC Resorts to Competition Law to Create Single Energy Market.” Competition Law 360 (August 23, 2006). Co-authored with Damien Geradin.

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Competition: EU - Belgium

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Miguel Rato is well known for his work on behalf of key technology clients facing EC behavioural investigations, as well as representing them in subsequent appeals and damages actions. He also assists with the merger control aspects of substantial M&A transactions.

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