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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  08/17/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. FTC offers first-ever guidance on 'unfair competition.'  The Federal Trade Commission has released unprecedented guidance on what constitutes "unfair competition," but has stopped short of offering the level of detail long sought by businesses.  The guidance is actually the first attempt by the FTC to...

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European Commission Doubles Down On Antitrust Investigations Against Giant U.S. Chipmaker Qualcomm

Posted  07/17/15
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Richard Pike and Yulia Tosheva The European Commission (“EC”) announced yesterday it has opened two antitrust investigations into possible abusive behavior by the U.S. technology company Qualcomm, the world's largest supplier of baseband chipsets. Investigation into rebates The first investigation will examine whether Qualcomm abused its dominant...

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European Court Of Justice Holds Standard-Essential Patent Owner Can Abuse Its Position By Seeking To Enjoin Infringement

Posted  07/16/15
By Seth D. Greenstein The European Court of Justice ruled today that the owner of a standard-essential patent abuses its dominant position when it seeks an injunction in an action for patent infringement against an infringer that has expressed genuine willingness to license the patents on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (“FRAND”) terms. In Case C-170/13, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. v. ZTE Corp....

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European Commission Slams Cargo Train Operators With 49 Million Euro Fine In Cartel Settlement

Posted  07/15/15
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Yulia Tosheva and Richard Pike The European Commission (“EC”) today imposed fines totalling 49,154,000 euros on Express Interfracht, part of the Austrian railway company Österreichische Bundesbahnen, and Schenker, a subsidiary of the leading German railway operator Deutsche Bahn, in a cartel settlement. Express Interfracht and Schenker agreed to pay...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/13/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. MasterCard Faces Antitrust Charges in E.U.  European antitrust officials have filed formal charges against MasterCard, accusing the company of harming consumers and retailers by setting artificially high fees for credit card transactions in Europe.  The European Commission said MasterCard had prevented...

Tagged in: Antitrust Policy, International Competition Issues, Price Fixing,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/29/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Judge Halts Sysco’s Proposed Merger With US Foods.  A federal judge has ordered a preliminary injunction to block Sysco’s proposed merger with US Foods, dealing a potentially fatal blow to what would be a union of the two biggest food distribution companies in the United States.  The injunction is a...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/15/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Apple Music and Labels Investigated in 2 States.  The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut have been investigating Apple’s negotiations with music companies for possible antitrust violations.  The attorneys general wanted to know whether Apple pressured the music labels — or whether the...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/8/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Antitrust Scrutiny for 3 Big U.S. Theater Chains.  A federal investigation into whether the big movie theater chains are misusing their market clout to keep new films away from independent competitors is gaining steam.  Cinemark Holdings, the nation’s third-largest movie theater operator, disclosed in a...

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European Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy Is Storming The Border Walls In E-Commerce

Posted  05/19/15
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Yulia Tosheva and James Ashe-Taylor The European Commission (“EC”) is taking aim at artificial restraints on cross-border online sales in the European Union with its launch of a formal investigation into e-commerce. The antitrust investigation, which was opened on May 6, 2015, will focus on barriers to cross-border online trade in goods and services...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/18/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. 5 Big Banks Expected to Plead Guilty to Felony Charges, but Punishments May Be Tempered.  The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to announce that Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and the Royal Bank of Scotland will collectively pay several billion dollars and plead guilty to criminal antitrust...

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