Ph.D. Thesis

Kirilov, V.K. (2026) Rivalry through Innovation: Strategic Blocking, Antitrust and Pharmaceutical Progress

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Kirilov, V.K. (2025) A Dynamic Perspective on Biosimilar Competition in 56(6) IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5349832

• 2026 Antitrust Writing Award, organized by Concurrences and The George Washington University
• Awarded as Best Junior Paper at the Florence Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation, jointly organized by the Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI-IC) and EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (3 – 4 October 2024)

Kirilov, V.K. (2024) Sector-Specific Essential Facilities Doctrine: A Tool for Remedying Distortions of Innovation Competition for Future Markets in 45(1) European Competition Law Review, available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5072414

Kirilov, V.K. (2021) European Commission’s and Union Courts’ Practice as a Source of Legitimate Expectations for Beneficiaries of Unlawful and Incompatible State Aid in 24(3) Administrative Justice Journal - Official Issue of the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court (in Bulgarian)

Selected Conference Presentations

'Innovation Competition, Blocking Strategies, and Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States'

• Rome, Italy: WINIR Young Scholars Pre-Conference Workshop on Governing Emerging Technologies: Navigating Public-Private Boundaries at Sapienza Università di Roma (21 July 2026)
• Florence, Italy: Joint UNIFI – UZH – EUI “IP and Competition Law” Seminar at Università degli Studi di Firenze (16 April 2026)

'The Outer Limits of Non-Consensual Patent Use Regimes and their Implications for Competitive Follow-on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: A Comparative Perspective on Europe and the United States'

• Catania, Italy: 21^st Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Law and Economics (SIDE) at the University of Catania (11 – 13 December 2025)
• Geneva, Switzerland: IP Researchers Europe Conference (IPRE), jointly organized by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Trade Organization (WTO) and University of Geneva (19-20 June 2025)

'A Dynamic Perspective on Biosimilar Competition'

• Rome, Italy: 20^th Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Law and Economics (SIDE) at Sapienza Università di Roma (18 – 20 December 2024)
• Florence, Italy: Florence Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation, jointly organized by the Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI-IC) and EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (3 – 4 October 2024)
• Würzburg, Germany: 19^th Annual ASCOLA Conference at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (4 – 6 July 2024)

'Sector-Specific Essential Facilities Doctrine: A Tool for Remedying Distortions of Innovation Competition for Future Markets'

• Maastricht, The Netherlands: IP & Competition in an Era of AI and Data: Assessing Global Trends from a Comparative & Interdisciplinary Lens, #COMIPinDigiMarkts Conference at Maastricht University (hybrid, 5 – 6 September 2024)
• Brescia, Italy: 19^th Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Law and Economics (SIDE) at the University of Brescia (13 – 15 December 2023)
• Athens, Greece: 18^th Annual ASCOLA Conference at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (29 June – 1 July 2023)

'Innovation Competition and Antitrust Enforcement in High-Technology Industries'

• Sofia, Bulgaria: Inaugural Conference of the Bulgarian Competition Law Association at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (21 December 2023)

'Enforcement of Article 102 TFEU in the Context of Pharmaceutical Innovation'

• Florence, Italy: Dynamic Competition Initiative Inaugural Conference: Dynamic Competition Applied at European University Institute (13 – 14 April 2023)
• Florence, Italy: The Finance, Innovation and Business Regulation Working Group at European University Institute (7 December 2022)