Tag: Competition
US: Ajit Pai and Ohlhausen say broadband market too competitive for...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his counterpart at the Federal Trade Commission today argued that strict privacy rules for ISPs aren't necessary...
US: Trump’s Delrahim sees no problem with the AT&T-Time Warner merger
President Donald Trump has nominated a former corporate lawyer — who previously said that AT&T’s bid for Time Warner doesn’t pose a “major antitrust...
China: Apple wins iPhone 6 patent battle
A ban that threatened to stop the sale of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones in China has been overturned after a court ruled...
EU: Mega-Wind farm offshore Denmark clears antitrust hurdle
The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that the bloc's Executive Commission has approved Danish government subsidies for a large proposed offshore windfarm in...
EU: Vestager and Věra Jourová are off to the US this...
EU antitrust head Margrethe Vestager and justice commissioner Věra Jourová are headed to US this week to talk competition.
Vestager told reporters last week she’s...
Attention markets & the law
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Attention markets & the law
By Tim Wu (Columbia University)
Abstract: Human attention is a resource. An increasingly large and...
UK: Freshfields promotes in London
Freshfields has made up 18 lawyers to its partnership in the firm’s largest promotions round since 2012. Two of these promotions were in antitrust.
Senior...
A return to antitrust populism?
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A return to antitrust populism?
By James C. Cooper (George Mason University)
Abstract: The trend of modern antitrust policy is consumer...
Competition, inalienability, and the economic analysis of patent law
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Competition, inalienability, and the economic analysis of patent law
By Erik Hovenkamp (Northwestern University)
Abstract: Most influential economic theories about...
EU: Macfarlanes’ to open Brussels’ office with competition specialist
Macfarlanes’ new Brussels office will be launched with the hire of an EU and competition specialist from King & Wood Mallesons, while three of...