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European General Court Slams MasterCard’s Cross-Border Fees

				
Posted  06/5/12
								

				 
								 				The European General Court in Luxembourg, the European Union’s second-highest court, has upheld a decision by the European Commission that MasterCard’s multilateral interchange fees on cross-border transactions unfairly restrict competition and harm retailers and consumers.

In MasterCard and Others v. Commission, the General Court ruled that MasterCard has violated EU competition laws with its interchange fees...				 
				 					 

						
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Court Strikes Flash Memory Card Claims As Too Tardy

				
Posted  05/30/12
								

				 
								 				Patent holders of technologies supporting digital camera and cell phone flash memory cards known as Secure Digital Memory Cards (“SD Cards”) have succeeded in defeating antitrust claims against them as too tardy.

Judge Jeffrey S. White has dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims in Oliver v. 3D-3C, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of California, after finding the claims are untimely...				 
				 					 

						
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Microsoft Restrictions On Web Browsers Draw Competitors’ Ire

				
Posted  05/23/12
								

				 
								 				Microsoft’s restrictions on third-party web browsers in its upcoming Windows RT mobile operating system is drawing criticism from the general counsel of the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organization responsible for the development of the popular Firefox web browser.

Google, which has developed its own Chrome web browser, has wasted no time in joining Mozilla’s criticism.

Windows RT is a slimmed-down...				 
				 					 

						
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Recorded Music Market Consolidation Comes Under Senate Scrutiny

				
Posted  05/21/12
								

				 
								 				The latest round of music industry consolidation is coming under antitrust scrutiny as the antitrust subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for a hearing examining Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of the recorded-music business of EMI Music Ltd.

If the proposed $1.9 billion acquisition is approved, the number of major music labels will be half of what it was in the...				 
				 					 

						
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Kansas Supreme Court Beefs Up Antitrust Scrutiny Of Resale Price Maintenance

				
Posted  05/17/12
								

				 
								 				Resale price maintenance policies that pass muster under federal antitrust law may not survive state antitrust scrutiny in Kansas, according to that state’s highest court.

The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court's decision granting defendant handbag and accessory maker Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. summary judgment in a state antitrust suit brought by a class of consumers challenging...				 
				 					 

						
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Cloned Horses Champing At The Bit For Their Day In Court

				
Posted  05/11/12
								

				 
								 				Cloned horses are going to get their day in court to show that they should be treated as the equals of horses with more traditional pedigrees.

A member of the American Quarter Horse Association (“AQHA”) has filed a complaint, alleging that an AQHA rule prohibiting the registry of cloned horses and their offspring violates antitrust laws.

The case is Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture, et al.  v. American...				 
				 					 

						
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SanDisk Streaks To Victory In Two Challenges To Its Flash-Memory Licensing Practices

				
Posted  05/7/12
								

				 
								 				A federal judge in the Northern District of California has dismissed an antitrust complaint against SanDisk Corporation, the dominant maker of computer flash memory.

In the suit, PNY Technologies, Inc. v. SanDisk Corporation, downstream competitor PNY alleged that SanDisk violated Sections1 and 2 of the Sherman Act through licensing practices of its extensive patent portfolio.

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Class Certification Denied In Facebook Advertising Suit

				
Posted  05/1/12
								

				 
								 				The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has denied a motion for class certification in a case challenging social networking giant Facebook’s online advertising practices.

The case, In re Facebook, Inc. PPC Advertising Litigation, was filed in 2009 by advertisers on Facebook.  The plaintiffs, who paid Facebook on a “cost-per-click” basis, allege that they were billed for “invalid”...				 
				 					 

						
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Kolon Gets Tangled Up In Synthetic Fiber Case Against DuPont

				
Posted  04/24/12
								

				 
								 				A federal judge in Virginia has granted summary judgment to E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co. on Kolon Industries’ antitrust claims against DuPont.

This marks the second loss to Kolon in the complex legal battle of Kolon Industries v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The battle began when DuPont filed a suit against Kolon alleging that it stole highly...				 
				 					 

						
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Pacific Seafood Off The Hook In Fishermen Antitrust Litigation

				
Posted  04/19/12
								

				 
								 				Commercial fishing vessel owners and fishermen have settled a $520 million claim for damages against Pacific Seafood Group just two months after Judge Owen M. Panner of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted class certification in Whaley et al. v. Pacific Seafood Group et al.

Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants, Pacific Seafood Group and Ocean Gold Seafoods, Inc., fixed prices in buying fish,...				 
				 					 

						
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