Unilateral Conduct Workbook Chapter 6: Tying and Bundling

This chapter concerns the use of tying and bundling as a potentially exclusionary practice subject to competition laws prohibiting abuse of dominance or monopolization. The chapter provides guidance on conducting a tying and bundling investigation, including the nature of tying arrangements, assessment of anti-competitive effects of the arrangements, and possible justifications and defenses that could be put forward by the parties.