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23 Oct 2022, 8:06 am by Florian Mueller
But the YouTube-specific part of the CCI's decision is the one I'm less interested in (and which other regulators than the CCI don't seem to consider a priority either).Comparison to other jurisdictions' approachesThis is the most comprehensive Google Android antitrust case I've seen so far. [read post]
16 Oct 2022, 11:59 pm by Florian Mueller
There's nothing wrong with having a set of values, but regulation is more like litigation than like legislation in the sense that if someone has a problem and the problem can be solved, a settlement is preferable--also from a public-interest perspective--over an unnecessary dispute. [read post]
15 Oct 2022, 10:53 pm by Florian Mueller
., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case no. 20-11032: April 20, 2022 "Brief of Amici Curiae ACT | The App Association, Computer and Communication[s] Industry Association, High Tech Inventor[s] Alliance, and Public Interest Patent Law Institute in support of petition for interference en banc" (I haven't mentioned Perkins Coie before, but I know and respect former as well as current Perkins partners)Google v. [read post]
14 Oct 2022, 1:21 am by Florian Mueller
Let's start in the European Union and then cross the Pond.Brussels-based Reuters antitrust expert Foo Yun Chee reported yesterday that the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) appears to be readying a Statement of Objections (SO) against Google's $100B+ ad business. [read post]
13 Oct 2022, 9:01 pm by Joe Whitworth
DG Sante said several actions to address findings made after the beef and poultry audits have been implemented. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 6:31 am
Leruth, Pierre Régibeau, chief competition economist in DG Competition at the European Commission, and Luc Renneboog, Professor of Corporate Finance at Tilburg University and associate researcher at the European Corporate Governance Institute. [read post]
10 Oct 2022, 9:55 am by Florian Mueller
Whether that makes him the EU equivalent of a carpetbagger is an interesting question, but not the issue here. [read post]
6 Oct 2022, 12:51 am by Florian Mueller
There are three paragraphs that stress the "central objective of CADE's efforts" ("o objetivo central da atuação do Cade"), which is that of every competition authority in the civilized world: to protect, in the interest of consumer welfare, the competitive process ("concorrência") (as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit also emphasized in its FTC v. [read post]
2 Oct 2022, 2:49 am by Florian Mueller
This is a follow-up to Merits must matter: European Commission, formally notified of Microsoft-ActivisionBlizzard deal today, schedules Phase 1 merger review decision for November 8.Deal Reporter, a subscription-based news service that reports on developments surrounding mergers and acquisitions (and, particularly, the related regulatory approval processes), has identified two active complainants over the $70B transaction: Sony, whose PlayStation chief reportedly flew to Brussels for a September 8… [read post]
16 Sep 2022, 11:40 pm by Florian Mueller
All I'm interested in at this stage is what the filing says about Apple's App Store for iOS not actually constituting a competitive constraints on Google Play:"15. [read post]
12 Sep 2022, 5:38 am by Matthias Weller
Anyone who is interested in what this Convention could offer should feel warmly invited to participate and discuss, inter alia, the interplay between the Brussels and the Hague systems at the Bonn / HCCH Conference on 9 and 10 June 2023. [read post]
17 Jul 2022, 5:24 am by Simon Lester
I don't see this issue come up very often, but at a European Parliament hearing last week, Eoin O'Malley, Deputy Head of Unit at DG Trade, had this to say (at 10:06:02):  A bigger challenge perhaps is that emerging economies are not members, are not participants to this OECD arrangement. [read post]
17 Jul 2022, 3:07 am by Florian Mueller
In its most recent petition, like in numerous others before that one, "Unified Patents, LLC [...] certifies that Unified is the real party-in-interest and further certifies that no other party exercised control or could exercise control over Unified's participation in this proceeding, the filing of this Petition, or the conduct of any ensuing trial. [read post]
7 Jul 2022, 6:41 am by Florian Mueller
With only a few days to go until the European Court of Justice hearing that will presumably draw more media attention than any other in the ECJ's 70-year history, and in light of the interesting role the European Commission plays in that context, an exception is warranted. [read post]
6 Jul 2022, 6:28 am by Florian Mueller
In a LinkedIn article, EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton outlined how the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)--one of two DGs working for him--will staff up for this purpose. [read post]
24 Jun 2022, 1:39 am by Matthias Weller
For those interested in the (remarkably fast) adoption process, the European Parliament’s vote can be rewatched here. [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 4:17 am by Simon Lester
How can we utilize BCA as a means of pursuing legitimate interest such as responding to climate change while avoiding the risk of unilateralism? [read post]
19 Jun 2022, 10:22 pm by Florian Mueller
Comparing Nokia's and Ericsson's jurisdictional choices, I actually think Spain--and there, particularly the Barcelona trade court (Juzgado de lo mercantil no. 5)--would be an interesting one to consider. [read post]