Alden Abbott
- Senior Research Fellow
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on antitrust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. He also served as an adjunct professor at Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School from 1991 to 2018. Mr. Abbott has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.A. in economics from Georgetown University.
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Discover Takeover Could “Enhance Competition With Visa and Mastercard” | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Antitrust Enforcement in 2023: Year in Review for the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
FTC v. Illumina/Grail – A Rare FTC Merger Victory? (Actually, a Loss for Consumers) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chinese Court’s Global SEP Royalties Decision Signals Broader Threat to Western Tech Innovation | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Porcine 2023 Merger Guidelines (The Pig Still Oinks) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Think Big: Tell Us Your Wildest New Year Dreams for IP | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
From AI to Amgen, Here’s Everything IP that Mattered in 2023 | IPWatchdog
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Discover Takeover Could “Enhance Competition With Visa and Mastercard” | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Antitrust Enforcement in 2023: Year in Review for the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
FTC v. Illumina/Grail – A Rare FTC Merger Victory? (Actually, a Loss for Consumers) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chinese Court’s Global SEP Royalties Decision Signals Broader Threat to Western Tech Innovation | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Porcine 2023 Merger Guidelines (The Pig Still Oinks) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Think Big: Tell Us Your Wildest New Year Dreams for IP | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
From AI to Amgen, Here’s Everything IP that Mattered in 2023 | IPWatchdog
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
FTC v. Illumina/Grail – A Rare FTC Merger Victory? (Actually, a Loss for Consumers) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chinese Court’s Global SEP Royalties Decision Signals Broader Threat to Western Tech Innovation | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Porcine 2023 Merger Guidelines (The Pig Still Oinks) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Think Big: Tell Us Your Wildest New Year Dreams for IP | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
From AI to Amgen, Here’s Everything IP that Mattered in 2023 | IPWatchdog
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Consumer-welfare-centric Reform Agenda for the Federal Trade Commission | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary