Tag: Competition
Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
By Richard Taffet & William Cravens (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
The...
Brexit and competition law: an essential summary of key competition and...
Posted by Lexology
Brexit and competition law: an essential summary of key competition and state aid implications
By Noel Beale
How will state aid and competition law fare...
EU: Vestager creates Digital Markets Advisory panel
Lawyers who frequently face Europe’s antitrust watchdog have welcomed the appointment of a three-person panel of special advisers to the European Commission, which will...
Competition Policy Out of the Box
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Competition Policy Out of the Box
By Adriaan Ten Kate
Competition policy is there to promote competition in order to lower...
US: DOJ announces roundtable series on competition
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently announced plans to hold a series of public roundtable discussions to analyze the relationship between...
EU/US: EC, FTC clear €48bn Essilor-Luxottica merger
European and US Competition regulators approved the €48 billion (US$52.49 billion) merger of Italian eyewear maker Luxottica and French lens manufacturer Essilor, sending shares in...
Australia: Mega-milk deal creates ACCC concern
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed concerns about the proposed purchase of dairy processor Murray Goulburn by Canadian company Saputo, saying it...
EU: Google rivals go to EC; “remedies ineffective”
Google should be hit with further sanctions because last year’s US$2.6 billion EU fine has done nothing to improve competition, the search giant’s opponents...
South Africa: 28 media houses accused of price fixing by Competition...
On Tuesday, February 27, the Competition Commission of South Africa announced that it has referred 28 media companies to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution...
Australia: ACCC to probe how Facebook, Google hurt quality journalism
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will examine the impact of Facebook and Google vacuuming up advertising dollars on access to quality news,...
