by Miranda Cole and Christos Malamataris On 20 March, the European Commission published its decision settling the Reuters Instrument Codes (“RICs”) Case. The Commission’s investigation focused on whether the restrictions imposed by Thomson Reuters (previously Reuters) on the licensing of RICs amounted to the abuse of a dominant position (in breach of Article 102 TFEU)… Continue Reading
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European Commission Consults on Revised Competition Regime for Technology Transfer Agreements
Posted in TransactionsBy John Wileur, Jennifer Boudet, and Miranda Cole The European Commission published for consultation its proposal for revisions to the EU technology transfer competition regime yesterday. The Commission is consulting on its proposals until 17 May 2013. The EU’s approach to the application of competition law to technology transfer agreements is set out in two… Continue Reading
European Commission Sends Statement of Objections to Samsung
Posted in Intellectual PropertyBy Hee-Eun Kim, Jennifer Boudet, and John Wileur After launching a formal investigation almost a year ago, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections (SO) to Samsung on 21 December 2012. The Commission is taking a preliminary view that Samsung’s actions seeking injunctive relief against Apple in various EU countries based on its telecom… Continue Reading
European Commission’s Survey on Intellectual Property Enforcement Seeks Input on Potentially Anticompetitive Litigation
Posted in Intellectual PropertyBy Hee-Eun Kim On 30 November 2012, the European Commission launched a public consultation to assess the efficiency and accessibility of civil enforcement measures for intellectual property (IP) rights in the EU Member States. Notably, the survey asks a number of questions on the use of injunctions and other enforcement measures for “frivolous and/or anticompetitive… Continue Reading
European Commission Establishes European Cloud Partnership Steering Board
Posted in Cloud ComputingBy Ezra Steinhardt and Fredericka Argent The first meeting of the new Steering Board of the European Cloud Partnership (“ECP”) was held this week in Brussels. The meeting, and the formation of the Steering Board, represent some of the first concrete steps towards the implementation of the European Commission’s plan to develop Europe’s cloud computing… Continue Reading
U.S., EU Officials Highlight Consensus on Need for Clarification of FRAND Commitments
Posted in Intellectual PropertyAlongside the Article 102 TFEU standard essential patents (“SEP”) complaints that the European Commission is investigating against Samsung and Motorola Mobility, the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are actively encouraging standards setting organisations to provide greater clarity regarding the scope and implications of FRAND commitments offered by SEP right… Continue Reading
E-Books Pricing: Far from the End of the Story
Posted in UncategorizedE-book pricing is under antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against two publishers and Apple on 11 April 2012 in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, while settling with three other publishers (the settlement was approved by the court on 6 September 2012). On… Continue Reading