Tag: Abuse of Dominance
A few reflections on the FTC’s decision on Google
David Evans, Jan 08, 2013
The FTC’s 5-0 decision to drop its investigation into Google’s search-related practices is breathtaking. A number of companies had charged...
Bundling and Tying: Should Regulators Use the Per Se Approach or...
Sonia Di Giannatale, Alexander Elbittar, Dec 20, 2012
A firm that practices tying in the United States can be committing a per se violation of...
Tying – Still a Competitive Evil
Peter Carstensen, Dec 20, 2012
This article examines the unavoidable adverse effects on consumer choice, consumer prices, and competition in the market for the tied...
How the FTC Could Beat Google
Robert Lande, Jonathan Rubin, Oct 16, 2012
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") is rumored to be deciding whether to bring a "pure Section 5" case...
Has the Administrative Court’s Reversal of the IAA Decision in Pfizer...
Daniela Ampollini, Oct 15, 2012
In my article, Looking for Sense in the Italian Antitrust Authority Decision in the Pfizer Xalatan Case, which appeared in...
“From Astra-Zeneca to Pfizer” Stage II: The Italian Administrative Court Reverses...
Stefano Grassani, Sep 13, 2012
As reported in the July edition of this Chronicle, on Jan. 11, 2012, the Italian Antitrust Authority ("IAA") found Pfizer...
Abuse of Regulatory Procedures in the Pharmaceutical Sector Developments Since the...
Patrick Harrison, Kristina Nordlander, Jul 27, 2012
In June 2005, the European Commission issued a decision finding that AstraZeneca had breached Article 102 TFEUby engaging...
Law and the Future: Trade Regulation (1956) (reprint)
Jun 19, 2012
Originally published in the Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 51, No. 281, 1956. Reprinted with special permission of Northwestern University School of...
Albania’s Experience in Competition Law
Ermal Nazifi, May 29, 2012
Albania has been one of the most isolated and underdeveloped European countries for centuries, despite its great potential because of...
The Microsoft Case and Google
Stephen Houck, May 14, 2012
In the wake of the U.S. government's unsuccessful prosecution of IBM (begun in 1969 and dropped in 1982), many knowledgeable...
