ECO 550 Week 9 DQ 2: "Antitrust and Licensing"

Please respond to the following:

Imagine how managerial decisions may be easier or more difficult if there were no antitrust restrictions in the U.S. Provide an example to support your response.

The IT industry is full of patents. There are some companies, referred to as patent trolls, whom    purchase these patents in hopes of making money by enforcing patents against alleged infringers. Determine the impact of government regulation against patent trolls. Identify who wins and who loses if regulation was adopted.