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CLIP of the month: CMA and ICO unveil plans for cooperation in digitalmarkets
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Team CMA: World Merger Police TEAM CMA: WORLD MERGER POLICE04.06.2021
On 21 May in Sabre v Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”)...Read more
EU Competitor Collaboration Rules, including R&D and Information Sharing, set to change EU COMPETITOR COLLABORATION RULES, INCLUDING R&D AND INFORMATION SHARING, SET TO CHANGE12.05.2021
Sharp on the heels of its review of its rules on vertical agreements (see here), the European Commission has also...Read more
UK National Investment and Security Bill receives royal assent UK NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND SECURITY BILL RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT06.05.2021
The UK National Security and Investment Bill was granted royal assent on 29 April, in a move that will transform the...Read more
CLIP of the month: Is music streaming a level playing field? CLIP OF THE MONTH: IS MUSIC STREAMING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?04.05.2021
This month’s CLIP is an article on Competition Policy International relating to competition in music streaming....Read more
When appealing a CMA Decision can increase your penalty: the Rolandappeal
WHEN APPEALING A CMA DECISION CAN INCREASE YOUR PENALTY: THE ROLANDAPPEAL
27.04.2021
In April 2018, the CMA opened five investigations in the musical instrument sector relating to alleged...Read more
CAT upholds the CMA’s nortriptyline information sharing decision –Lexon v CMA CAT 5
CAT UPHOLDS THE CMA’S NORTRIPTYLINE INFORMATION SHARING DECISION –LEXON V CMA CAT 5
20.04.2021
Earlier this year, the CAT issued its first judgment on the raft of cases initiated by the CMA into the UK generics...Read more
CLIP of the month: CMA report on algorithms and consumer harm CLIP OF THE MONTH: CMA REPORT ON ALGORITHMS AND CONSUMER HARM09.04.2021
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) made a splash with the publication earlier this year of its paper...Read more
Deutsche Telekom/Slovak Telekom – CJEU clarifies the scope of Bronner and the law on refusal to supply DEUTSCHE TELEKOM/SLOVAK TELEKOM – CJEU CLARIFIES THE SCOPE OF BRONNER AND THE LAW ON REFUSAL TO SUPPLY01.04.2021
Last week, on 25 March, the CJEU handed down its judgments in Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom (cases C-152/19 P...Read more
Patent settlement agreements and competition law – a new podcastseries
PATENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND COMPETITION LAW – A NEW PODCASTSERIES
19.03.2021
Ahead of the much-anticipated Court of Justice decision in Lundbeck (due to be handed down on 26 March 2021), we...Read more
Should the patent procurement process fall under the remit of antitrust law? – A US perspective SHOULD THE PATENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS FALL UNDER THE REMIT OF ANTITRUST LAW? – A US PERSPECTIVE09.03.2021
Following on from a recent CLIP of the month post on the lawfulness of strategic patenting under EU competition law,...Read more
Distributor, agent or both? The Commission’s Working Paper on “dual role” agents DISTRIBUTOR, AGENT OR BOTH? THE COMMISSION’S WORKING PAPER ON “DUAL ROLE” AGENTS03.03.2021
As mentioned previously (for example here), the European Commission is currently reviewing the Vertical Agreements...Read more
CLIP of the month: Competition law vs regulation in the digital space CLIP OF THE MONTH: COMPETITION LAW VS REGULATION IN THE DIGITAL SPACE01.03.2021
Digital platforms continue to be a hot topic for competition policy. Both the Commission and the CMA have been...Read more
Which? takes on Qualcomm with claim for UK consumers – A guide to the legal challenges ahead WHICH? TAKES ON QUALCOMM WITH CLAIM FOR UK CONSUMERS – A GUIDE TO THE LEGAL CHALLENGES AHEAD26.02.2021
Which?, the UK consumer organisation, announced on 25 February that it is bringing a claim in the Competition Appeal...Read more
Aspen pricing commitments accepted by European Commission – an outlier or the ‘new normal’? ASPEN PRICING COMMITMENTS ACCEPTED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION – AN OUTLIER OR THE ‘NEW NORMAL’?16.02.2021
The European Commission has accepted Aspen’s commitments to reduce its prices in Europe for six cancer medicines...Read more
Gaming firms fined for preventing cross-border sales GAMING FIRMS FINED FOR PREVENTING CROSS-BORDER SALES26.01.2021
The Bristows’ competition team comments on recent EU fines in the gaming sector for geo-blocking.Read more
Podcast on developments relating to component-level SEP licensing PODCAST ON DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO COMPONENT-LEVEL SEP LICENSING19.01.2021
Well known blog Foss Patents which focusses on intellectual property and related competition law issues has released...Read more
New year, new CMA dominance investigation… NEW YEAR, NEW CMA DOMINANCE INVESTIGATION…18.01.2021
New year, new CMA dominance investigation. Francion Brooks & Emma Mackie discuss an unusual procedural step of the...Read more
CLIP of the month: when does strategic patenting by pharmaceutical companies become anti-competitive? CLIP OF THE MONTH: WHEN DOES STRATEGIC PATENTING BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES BECOME ANTI-COMPETITIVE?11.01.2021
“Strategic patenting should be subject to scrutiny under the rules of competition law”: this is the...Read more
CJEU annuls Commission decision accepting Paramount commitments CJEU ANNULS COMMISSION DECISION ACCEPTING PARAMOUNT COMMITMENTS22.12.2020
The ECJ has annulled the Commission’s decision accepting Paramount commitments. Find out more here.Read more
Back to the future? Does recent case on common law restraint of trade foreshadow how UK competition law might evolve? BACK TO THE FUTURE? DOES RECENT CASE ON COMMON LAW RESTRAINT OF TRADE FORESHADOW HOW UK COMPETITION LAW MIGHT EVOLVE?18.12.2020
Supreme Court ruling invites consideration of post-Brexit interpretation of restraints on competition.Read more
A changing FRAND landscape? A CHANGING FRAND LANDSCAPE?11.12.2020
A changing FRAND landscape? Pat Treacy, Sophie Lawrance, and James Batsford review the CJEU's referral in German...Read more
CMA issues guidance to government on new pro-competition regime CMA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO GOVERNMENT ON NEW PRO-COMPETITION REGIME09.12.2020
Find out more on the CMA’s guidance to government on tech regulationproposals.
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National Security and Investment Bill NATIONAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT BILL02.12.2020
Find out what the UK National Security and Investment Bill means for companies in our latest article on The CLIP...Read more
CLIP of the month: should agencies focus on the development of private permissioned blockchains? CLIP OF THE MONTH: SHOULD AGENCIES FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE PERMISSIONED BLOCKCHAINS?01.12.2020
Further to our earlier blog posts on the New Competition Tool and the Digital Markets Unit, this month’s CLIP is...Read more
Not the most favoured comparison site: CMA fines Compare The Market over contract clauses NOT THE MOST FAVOURED COMPARISON SITE: CMA FINES COMPARE THE MARKET OVER CONTRACT CLAUSES20.11.2020
The CMA’s Compare The Market fine puts most favoured nation clauses back in the spotlight.Read more
Pat Treacy and Naomi Hazenberg discuss the Unwired Planet Supreme Court ruling for IAM magazine PAT TREACY AND NAOMI HAZENBERG DISCUSS THE UNWIRED PLANET SUPREME COURT RULING FOR IAM MAGAZINE12.11.2020
The UK Supreme Court’s judgment in the combined cases of Unwired Planet v Huawei and Conversant v Huawei and ZTE...Read more
Reform and the future of the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption REFORM AND THE FUTURE OF THE VERTICAL AGREEMENTS BLOCK EXEMPTION06.11.2020
Article 101(1) prohibits agreements that restrict competition unless they contribute to improving the production or...Read more
CLIP of the month: An analysis of the CJEU’s Generics judgment CLIP OF THE MONTH: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CJEU’S GENERICS JUDGMENT03.11.2020
This month’s CLIP is an article by Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, on...Read more
Essential Pharma’s essential drug? CMA opens investigation into withdrawal of supply of bipolar treatment ESSENTIAL PHARMA’S ESSENTIAL DRUG? CMA OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPLY OF BIPOLAR TREATMENT27.10.2020
On 6 October 2020, the CMA announced that it has launched an investigation into a possible abuse of a dominant...Read more
Helicopter overview of the proposals for digital markets regulation (competition law perspective) HELICOPTER OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS FOR DIGITAL MARKETS REGULATION (COMPETITION LAW PERSPECTIVE)16.10.2020
Are the proposals for digital markets regulation going to change competition law as we know it? Pat Treacy and Elisa...Read more
CLIP of the month: The rise in anti-suit injunctions in global FRANDdisputes
CLIP OF THE MONTH: THE RISE IN ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS IN GLOBAL FRANDDISPUTES
09.10.2020
This month’s CLIP is an article by Jorge Contreras, Professor of law at the University of Utah, commenting on the...Read more
CLIP of the month: Internet of Things sector inquiry CLIP OF THE MONTH: INTERNET OF THINGS SECTOR INQUIRY28.08.2020
This month’s CLIP is the decision of the European Commission to begin a sector inquiry for consumer Internet of...Read more
UK Supreme Court approves global FRAND licences in Unwired Planet andConversant appeals
UK SUPREME COURT APPROVES GLOBAL FRAND LICENCES IN UNWIRED PLANET ANDCONVERSANT APPEALS
26.08.2020
UK Supreme Court has just confirmed that English courts may set the terms for global FRAND licences to portfolios of...Read more
What has FRAND got to do with TV Guides? WHAT HAS FRAND GOT TO DO WITH TV GUIDES?21.08.2020
Ofcom has revisited its existing ex ante regulatory powers in another area, the provision of on-screen TV guides...Read more
Fortnite vs. Apple
FORTNITE VS. APPLE
20.08.2020
Regular CLIP Board readers may not be aware that Bristows also hosts another microsite called The Cookie Jar, full...Read more
US Department of Justice throws its weight behind SEP holders and patent pools in FRAND disputes US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THROWS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND SEP HOLDERS AND PATENT POOLS IN FRAND DISPUTES31.07.2020
The debate in FRAND and competition law about licensing component suppliers rather than end manufacturers has been...Read more
CLIP of the month: The role of competition law in addressing climatechange
CLIP OF THE MONTH: THE ROLE OF COMPETITION LAW IN ADDRESSING CLIMATECHANGE
28.07.2020
This month’s CLIP of the month is Climate Change, Sustainability and Competition Law by Simon Holmes. While a...Read more
The Price is Not Right: Competition authorities continue to address excessive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector THE PRICE IS NOT RIGHT: COMPETITION AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE PRICING IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR23.07.2020
Pricing issues remain a hot topic for the competition authorities, as arguably now more than ever there is a...Read more
Simplicity or complexity? – A tale of two patent settlementinvestigations
SIMPLICITY OR COMPLEXITY? – A TALE OF TWO PATENT SETTLEMENTINVESTIGATIONS
13.07.2020
Competition law commentators (including this blog) have expended many words over the years on the subject of the...Read more
Spotlight on online platforms and digital advertising as CMA calls for a new pro-competition regulation regime SPOTLIGHT ON ONLINE PLATFORMS AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING AS CMA CALLS FOR A NEW PRO-COMPETITION REGULATION REGIME09.07.2020
On 1 July 2020, the CMA published the Final Report of the 'Online Platforms and Digital Advertising' market study,...Read more
The Court of Appeal lets the CAT out of the costs bag… THE COURT OF APPEAL LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE COSTS BAG…03.07.2020
On 12 May 2020 the Court of Appeal (CA) handed down its judgment on costs in the CMA v Flynn Pharma and Pfizer case....Read more
German Supreme Court upholds BKartA Facebook remedy – we “like” our new CLIP of the Month GERMAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BKARTA FACEBOOK REMEDY – WE “LIKE” OUR NEW CLIP OF THE MONTH25.06.2020
On 23 June 2020, the German Supreme Court (the Bundesgerichtshof, or BGH) upheld the remedy imposed by a 2019...Read more
‘Pay-for-delay’ agreements: further guidance from the AdvocateGeneral
‘PAY-FOR-DELAY’ AGREEMENTS: FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM THE ADVOCATEGENERAL
12.06.2020
The Opinion of Advocate General Kokott in Case C-591/16 P H. Lundbeck A/S and Lundbeck Ltd v European Commission...Read more
CLIP of the month: House Judiciary Inquiry into Competition in DigitalMarkets: Statement
CLIP OF THE MONTH: HOUSE JUDICIARY INQUIRY INTO COMPETITION IN DIGITALMARKETS: STATEMENT
05.06.2020
This month’s CLIP is a response by Herb Hovenkamp to the American House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into...Read more
European Commission resurrects comfort letters to combat COVID-19 EUROPEAN COMMISSION RESURRECTS COMFORT LETTERS TO COMBAT COVID-1901.05.2020
Our team’s recent blog on the impact of COVID-19 on competition law in the UK pharma sector referred to the...Read more
CLIP of the month: Could patent pools help combat coronavirus? CLIP OF THE MONTH: COULD PATENT POOLS HELP COMBAT CORONAVIRUS?28.04.2020
This month’s CLIP of the month is an article by Jorge Contreras, Professor of law at the University of Utah, about...Read more
COVID-19 and its impact on Competition Law for the UK pharma sector COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON COMPETITION LAW FOR THE UK PHARMA SECTOR14.04.2020
With COVID-19 now a global problem, the life sciences industry is facing immense pressure and unprecedented...Read more
Disputes over FRAND licensing in the automotive sector shift up a gear DISPUTES OVER FRAND LICENSING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR SHIFT UP A GEAR09.04.2020
A couple of years ago we wrote a number of blog posts about the complexity that the internet of things and the...Read more
More Objects and Effects under Article 101 Case C-228/18 Gazdasagi Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority) v Budapest Bank andothers
MORE OBJECTS AND EFFECTS UNDER ARTICLE 101 CASE C-228/18 GAZDASAGI VERSENYHIVATAL (HUNGARIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY) V BUDAPEST BANK ANDOTHERS
06.04.2020
On 2 April 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down its judgment in the Budapest Bank case...Read more
CLIP of the month: Indispensability as a test for abuse? CLIP OF THE MONTH: INDISPENSABILITY AS A TEST FOR ABUSE?27.03.2020
This month’s CLIP of the month is an article (and blog) by Pablo Ibanez Colomo about the vexed question of the...Read more
Want to navigate the FRAND landscape? Bristows launches a free online database of judgments in the English Courts WANT TO NAVIGATE THE FRAND LANDSCAPE? BRISTOWS LAUNCHES A FREE ONLINE DATABASE OF JUDGMENTS IN THE ENGLISH COURTS24.03.2020
We have built an online tool to track UK SEP/FRAND judgments which include interesting decisions handed down by...Read more
French Competition Authority imposes its largest ever fine on Apple for anticompetitive practices FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY IMPOSES ITS LARGEST EVER FINE ON APPLE FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES19.03.2020
This week, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence, ADLC) imposed its largest ever fine of...Read more
Excessive? Unfair? Court of Appeal reaffirms United Brands excessivepricing test
EXCESSIVE? UNFAIR? COURT OF APPEAL REAFFIRMS UNITED BRANDS EXCESSIVEPRICING TEST
11.03.2020
In December 2016, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Pfizer and Flynn had charged...Read more
CLIP of the month: EU Commission unveils plans for ‘digital transformation’ and AI CLIP OF THE MONTH: EU COMMISSION UNVEILS PLANS FOR ‘DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION’ AND AI02.03.2020
On 19 February, the European Commission unveiled its agenda for a “digital transformation that works for all”,...Read more
Merchandising Monsters – European Commission imposes €14.3 million fine on NBCUniversal MERCHANDISING MONSTERS – EUROPEAN COMMISSION IMPOSES €14.3 MILLION FINE ON NBCUNIVERSAL26.02.2020
On 30 January 2020 the European Commission announced that it was fining NBCUniversal (and other companies in the...Read more
Transatlantic echoes: FTC and FDA focus on competition in biologics TRANSATLANTIC ECHOES: FTC AND FDA FOCUS ON COMPETITION IN BIOLOGICS07.02.2020
For those who don’t make a practice of reading press releases from the US regulatory bodies, a recent joint...Read more
Competition between generics and originators – what’s the relevance of a patent? (Part II) COMPETITION BETWEEN GENERICS AND ORIGINATORS – WHAT’S THE RELEVANCE OF A PATENT? (PART II)03.02.2020
The Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Paroxetine “pay-for-delay” litigation (Case...Read more
CLIP of the month: A simple model of mergers and innovation CLIP OF THE MONTH: A SIMPLE MODEL OF MERGERS AND INNOVATION03.02.2020
This month’s CLIP is a short economic paper looking at how a merger affects incentives on the merging parties to...Read more
Competition between generics and originators – what’s the relevance of a patent? COMPETITION BETWEEN GENERICS AND ORIGINATORS – WHAT’S THE RELEVANCE OF A PATENT?27.01.2020
The Paroxetine case arises from familiar circumstances and has a familiar cast of characters: a blockbuster drug;...Read more
UK merger review developments to look for in 2020 UK MERGER REVIEW DEVELOPMENTS TO LOOK FOR IN 202017.01.2020
The merger landscape is notoriously hard to predict but, on the heels of a 2019 in which, according to PaRR...Read more
Searching for trouble? Assessing the CMA report on online platforms and digital advertising SEARCHING FOR TROUBLE? ASSESSING THE CMA REPORT ON ONLINE PLATFORMS AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING13.01.2020
On 18th December the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its interim report ‘Online platforms and...Read more
UK court concludes it has no jurisdiction over Vestel’s claim forFRAND determination
UK COURT CONCLUDES IT HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER VESTEL’S CLAIM FORFRAND DETERMINATION
05.11.2019
On 21 October, the High Court gave judgment on jurisdiction in Vestel v HEVC Advance & Philips, deciding that it...Read more
CLIP of the month: Is a new framework needed to assess antitrust risk? CLIP OF THE MONTH: IS A NEW FRAMEWORK NEEDED TO ASSESS ANTITRUST RISK?28.10.2019
This month’s CLIP (available here) is a short article from Frontier Economics on proposals aimed at dealing with...Read more
CLIP of the month: FTC v. Qualcomm on the duty to deal, price squeezes, and exclusive dealing CLIP OF THE MONTH: FTC V. QUALCOMM ON THE DUTY TO DEAL, PRICE SQUEEZES, AND EXCLUSIVE DEALING02.10.2019
CLIP of the month is “Section 2 Mangled: FTC v. Qualcomm on the Duty to Deal, Price Squeezes, and Exclusive...Read more
Licensing programme terms attract Commission scrutiny LICENSING PROGRAMME TERMS ATTRACT COMMISSION SCRUTINY02.09.2019
Press reports last week show that the European Commission has been active in the sphere of technology licences,...Read more
CLIP of the month: A simple model of mergers and innovation CLIP OF THE MONTH: A SIMPLE MODEL OF MERGERS AND INNOVATION28.08.2019
Our current CLIP of the month is ‘A simple model of mergers and innovation’ by Giulio Federico, Gregor Langus,...Read more
CLIP of the month: focussing on the UK generics industry CLIP OF THE MONTH: FOCUSSING ON THE UK GENERICS INDUSTRY30.07.2019
This month’s CLIP of the month is this Oxera report on the UK generics industry. This is an interesting...Read more
French Competition Authority saddles Bikeurope with €250,000 fine FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY SADDLES BIKEUROPE WITH €250,000 FINE09.07.2019
Last week the French Competition Authority ADLC– l’Autorité de la Concurrence (ADLC)– announced fines...Read more
Interim measures are back – Broadcom faces EC probe INTERIM MEASURES ARE BACK – BROADCOM FACES EC PROBE01.07.2019
Key case law on the interface between competition law and IP rights emerged from the IMS Health case, some 16 years...Read more
Killer acquisitions: the CMA and the iZettle/Paypal merger KILLER ACQUISITIONS: THE CMA AND THE IZETTLE/PAYPAL MERGER21.06.2019
Last week the CMA announced that it had cleared Paypal’s takeover of iZettle, a rival in the mobile payments...Read more
Killer acquisitions and data access or divestment as a merger remedy KILLER ACQUISITIONS AND DATA ACCESS OR DIVESTMENT AS A MERGER REMEDY14.05.2019
Antitrust authorities have identified ‘killer’ acquisitions as being a particular issue in the tech industry in...Read more
New Commission interventions target geo-blocking via technical measures and blocking of innovation NEW COMMISSION INTERVENTIONS TARGET GEO-BLOCKING VIA TECHNICAL MEASURES AND BLOCKING OF INNOVATION12.04.2019
Within the past week, the European Commission has issued two new statements of objections on topics of interest for...Read more
PanOptis takes on Apple, Vestel issues antitrust litigation against HEVC patent pool, injunction granted against ZyXEL PANOPTIS TAKES ON APPLE, VESTEL ISSUES ANTITRUST LITIGATION AGAINST HEVC PATENT POOL, INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST ZYXEL03.04.2019
The dust has not quite yet settled on the Unwired Planet litigation saga, Huawei has applied for permission to...Read more
Just (Don’t) Do It – Commission fines Nike €12.5 million for restricting cross-border sales JUST (DON’T) DO IT – COMMISSION FINES NIKE €12.5 MILLION FOR RESTRICTING CROSS-BORDER SALES02.04.2019
On 25 March the European Commission handed out a €12.5 million (£10.7 million) fine to sportswear company Nike,...Read more
CLIP of the month: The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook Decision and the intersection of competition law and data protection CLIP OF THE MONTH: THE BUNDESKARTELLAMT’S FACEBOOK DECISION AND THE INTERSECTION OF COMPETITION LAW AND DATA PROTECTION28.03.2019
This month’s CLIP is a comment from Assistant Professor John Newman on the German Competition Authority’s (BKA)...Read more
Final credits roll on the Hollywood movies pay-TV saga FINAL CREDITS ROLL ON THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIES PAY-TV SAGA19.03.2019
The curtain has come down on the long running Hollywood movie/pay-TVlicencing saga.
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Chancellor’s Spring Statement: Digital Advertising Market Study CHANCELLOR’S SPRING STATEMENT: DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET STUDY13.03.2019
Presenting his Spring Statement this afternoon, Chancellor Philip Hammond welcomed the Furman review, an independent...Read more
OxFirst’s Third IP and Competition Forum: Creating the Missing Link in the Digital Economy OXFIRST’S THIRD IP AND COMPETITION FORUM: CREATING THE MISSING LINK IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY13.02.2019
This week Bristows is sponsoring, and I have the privilege to be speaking alongside fellow Bristows partner Myles...Read more
The General Court’s judgment in Krka – some welcome clarity over licensing in the context of patent settlements THE GENERAL COURT’S JUDGMENT IN KRKA – SOME WELCOME CLARITY OVER LICENSING IN THE CONTEXT OF PATENT SETTLEMENTS01.02.2019
We reported on this blog about the General Court (GC)’s judgment in Servier on the day on which that judgment was...Read more
3rd Annual W@Competition Conference 3RD ANNUAL W@COMPETITION CONFERENCE31.01.2019
For those of you with an interest in IP/tech issues, you may find the upcoming 3rd Annual W@Competition Conference...Read more
CLIP of the month: Competition law and innovation – where do westand?
CLIP OF THE MONTH: COMPETITION LAW AND INNOVATION – WHERE DO WESTAND?
29.01.2019
This month’s CLIP is an editorial in the Journal of European Competition Law and Practice written by leading LSE...Read more
High Court rejects application to discharge CMA search warrant HIGH COURT REJECTS APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CMA SEARCH WARRANT17.01.2019
In its judgment yesterday, the High Court rejected an application by Concordia to have a CMA search warrant...Read more
Canal+ finds copyright is no match for the EU single market CANAL+ FINDS COPYRIGHT IS NO MATCH FOR THE EU SINGLE MARKET18.12.2018
The EU General Court (GC) has rejected an appeal brought by Groupe Canal+ (a French pay-TV broadcaster) against...Read more
Partial annulment of Servier decision by the General Court – some good news for pharma innovators at last PARTIAL ANNULMENT OF SERVIER DECISION BY THE GENERAL COURT – SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PHARMA INNOVATORS AT LAST12.12.2018
The General Court has today handed down its judgment in the long-running Servier patent settlement case. It remains...Read more
CLIP of the month: What is the best response to higher prices in thepharma sector?
CLIP OF THE MONTH: WHAT IS THE BEST RESPONSE TO HIGHER PRICES IN THEPHARMA SECTOR?
04.12.2018
Pricing issues in the pharmaceutical industry continue to keep European competition authorities busy. From the UK...Read more
Maintaining competition in online advertising: the US FTC’s 1-800Contacts decision
MAINTAINING COMPETITION IN ONLINE ADVERTISING: THE US FTC’S 1-800CONTACTS DECISION
27.11.2018
In an important case on the intersection of IP and antitrust, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has held that...Read more
US District Court confirms that Qualcomm must offer RAND SEP licences to rival chipset manufacturers US DISTRICT COURT CONFIRMS THAT QUALCOMM MUST OFFER RAND SEP LICENCES TO RIVAL CHIPSET MANUFACTURERS14.11.2018
In California, Judge Koh has granted partial summary judgment in favour of the FTC against Qualcomm, making...Read more
Brexit and Competition Law: CMA publishes guidance on its role in a “no-deal” scenario BREXIT AND COMPETITION LAW: CMA PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON ITS ROLE IN A “NO-DEAL” SCENARIO05.11.2018
On 29 October 2018, the government laid ‘The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019’ (the...Read more
CLIP of the month: Does orphan drug pricing pose an antitrust problem? CLIP OF THE MONTH: DOES ORPHAN DRUG PRICING POSE AN ANTITRUST PROBLEM?29.10.2018
In the USA, a rare or orphan disease is defined as affecting fewer than 200,000 people and more than 7,000 rare...Read more
Unwired Planet v Huawei: Court of Appeal upholds Birss J’s judgment UNWIRED PLANET V HUAWEI: COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS BIRSS J’S JUDGMENT24.10.2018
The keenly awaited appeal judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei was handed down yesterday.Read more
SEP holders’ guidelines on IoT /5G FRAND licensing SEP HOLDERS’ GUIDELINES ON IOT /5G FRAND LICENSING22.10.2018
The Commission’s SEP Communication was designed to offer guidance on FRAND and SEP licensing. However, as we have...Read more
Polish Plant Protection Products: CJEU confirms Commission was right to reject investigation POLISH PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS: CJEU CONFIRMS COMMISSION WAS RIGHT TO REJECT INVESTIGATION20.10.2018
In its judgment of earlier this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld a decision of the...Read more
Global FRAND issues unpicked in Japan Patent Office’s new licensingguidance
GLOBAL FRAND ISSUES UNPICKED IN JAPAN PATENT OFFICE’S NEW LICENSINGGUIDANCE
16.10.2018
We have previously reported on FRAND guidance from other jurisdictions outside of Europe, such as those published in...Read more
Request to re-open Glaxo ‘dual pricing’ case rejected by General Court: The end of the road for challenges to dual pricing? REQUEST TO RE-OPEN GLAXO ‘DUAL PRICING’ CASE REJECTED BY GENERAL COURT: THE END OF THE ROAD FOR CHALLENGES TO DUAL PRICING?04.10.2018
Entering into agreements that erect barriers to parallel exports between EU markets is generally a high-risk...Read more
CLIP of the month: Strengthening Buyer Power as a Solution to PlatformMarket Power?
CLIP OF THE MONTH: STRENGTHENING BUYER POWER AS A SOLUTION TO PLATFORMMARKET POWER?
02.10.2018
CLIP of the month: Strengthening Buyer Power as a Solution to PlatformMarket Power?
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Amazon Marketplace seems to be the Commission’s next big dataantitrust target
AMAZON MARKETPLACE SEEMS TO BE THE COMMISSION’S NEXT BIG DATAANTITRUST TARGET
21.09.2018
Following up on our recent post about the big data concerns assessed by the Commission in the Apple/Shazam merger,...Read more
The cartelization of innovation – a new emissions scandal? THE CARTELIZATION OF INNOVATION – A NEW EMISSIONS SCANDAL?20.09.2018
The cartelization of innovation – a new emissions scandal?Read more
Summer FRAND developments: some big antitrust news to come SUMMER FRAND DEVELOPMENTS: SOME BIG ANTITRUST NEWS TO COME17.09.2018
Back in May this year, the Court of Appeal sat for five days to hear Huawei’s appeal of Birss J’s judgment in...Read more
BEIS notice on competition law in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit BEIS NOTICE ON COMPETITION LAW IN THE EVENT OF A ‘NO DEAL’ BREXIT14.09.2018
With Brexit fast approaching, the government has issued further technical notices that set out its plans in the...Read more
The Ping judgment – CAT confirms that internet sales ban is restrictive of competition ‘by object’ THE PING JUDGMENT – CAT CONFIRMS THAT INTERNET SALES BAN IS RESTRICTIVE OF COMPETITION ‘BY OBJECT’12.09.2018
In a judgment handed down on 7 September, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) upheld the CMA’s decision...Read more
Big Data? No antitrust problem for Apple/Shazam BIG DATA? NO ANTITRUST PROBLEM FOR APPLE/SHAZAM10.09.2018
Big Data has been a focus for DG Competition for the last few years. In particular, the Commission has been...Read more
Competition law challenge to orphan drug prices in the Netherlands COMPETITION LAW CHALLENGE TO ORPHAN DRUG PRICES IN THE NETHERLANDS30.08.2018
Some months back, we reported on an initiative by the Dutch Council for Public Health and Society which considered...Read more
Concordia and the CMA – a drama in (at least) three parts CONCORDIA AND THE CMA – A DRAMA IN (AT LEAST) THREE PARTS14.08.2018
Last week, Concordia International released a management report in which it announced the names of six drugs...Read more
Online advertising – Government acknowledges challenges ahead forcompetition law
ONLINE ADVERTISING – GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES CHALLENGES AHEAD FORCOMPETITION LAW
06.08.2018
We reported a few months ago on the House of Lords Communications Select Committee’s report on advertising in...Read more
Pharma stock management – nothing extraordinary in limiting paralleltrade?
PHARMA STOCK MANAGEMENT – NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY IN LIMITING PARALLELTRADE?
28.07.2018
Pharmaceutical stock management – the brand-owner practice of limiting quantities sold to levels required for the...Read more
Commission considers pricing algorithms in fining consumer electronics manufacturers for RPM COMMISSION CONSIDERS PRICING ALGORITHMS IN FINING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS FOR RPM27.07.2018
Last year, we speculated whether the European Commission might target pricing algorithms (here) and noted that the...Read more
Coty gets green light for online platform ban COTY GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR ONLINE PLATFORM BAN16.07.2018
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled last Thursday that Coty Germany’s ban on distributors selling...Read more
MasterCard and Visa MIFfed as the Court of Appeal considers two-sided markets, SCOTUS itself is two-sided (Part 2 – the USA) MASTERCARD AND VISA MIFFED AS THE COURT OF APPEAL CONSIDERS TWO-SIDED MARKETS, SCOTUS ITSELF IS TWO-SIDED (PART 2 – THE USA)13.07.2018
Following on from yesterday’s blog on the MasterCard / Visa decision, we’ve also taken a look at how the US is...Read more
MasterCard and Visa MIFfed as the Court of Appeal considers two-sided markets, SCOTUS itself is two-sided (Part 1 – the UK) MASTERCARD AND VISA MIFFED AS THE COURT OF APPEAL CONSIDERS TWO-SIDED MARKETS, SCOTUS ITSELF IS TWO-SIDED (PART 1 – THE UK)12.07.2018
Whilst the Court of Appeal’s judgment in MasterCard / Visa, and the SCOTUS Opinion in AmEx may seem a little...Read more
European Commission sets up SEP Licensing Expert Group EUROPEAN COMMISSION SETS UP SEP LICENSING EXPERT GROUP09.07.2018
The Commission’s November 2017 Communication on SEPs (on which we reported here) referred to the Commission’s...Read more
Bienvenue à Bruxelles! Bristows’ Competition and Regulatory teams visit the new Continental Base BIENVENUE À BRUXELLES! BRISTOWS’ COMPETITION AND REGULATORY TEAMS VISIT THE NEW CONTINENTAL BASE02.07.2018
Last month, the entire Competition and Regulatory departments took the opportunity to tour our new Bristows office...Read more
CAT judgment in Pfizer/Flynn: Was the CMA ‘unfair’ in its assessment of Pfizer and Flynn’s prices? CAT JUDGMENT IN PFIZER/FLYNN: WAS THE CMA ‘UNFAIR’ IN ITS ASSESSMENT OF PFIZER AND FLYNN’S PRICES?14.06.2018
“The principal issue is excessive pricing, … the reason for our conclusion is that the judge erred in holding...Read more
FRAND in the UK (May 2018 edition): Unwired Planet appeal, Apple vQualcomm
FRAND IN THE UK (MAY 2018 EDITION): UNWIRED PLANET APPEAL, APPLE VQUALCOMM
24.05.2018
This week has seen the English Court of Appeal hear Huawei’s appeal of the FRAND and remedies judgments issued...Read more
The CJEU guidance in MEO on price discrimination in licensing may also impact FRAND / SEP licences THE CJEU GUIDANCE IN MEO ON PRICE DISCRIMINATION IN LICENSING MAY ALSO IMPACT FRAND / SEP LICENCES25.04.2018
AG Wahl began his Opinion in MEO v Autoridade da Concorrência by noting that it presented the CJEU with an...Read more
Advertising in the digital age – the future role for competition law ADVERTISING IN THE DIGITAL AGE – THE FUTURE ROLE FOR COMPETITION LAW20.04.2018
The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications has published its final report following a wide-ranging...Read more
‘Baysanto’: EU merger clearance of the Bayer/Monsanto confirms continued attention to innovation markets ‘BAYSANTO’: EU MERGER CLEARANCE OF THE BAYER/MONSANTO CONFIRMS CONTINUED ATTENTION TO INNOVATION MARKETS28.03.2018
Last week, the European Commission confirmed that it had cleared the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto,...Read more
Race to publish rival SEP, FRAND Codes of Conduct: new CEN-CENELEC working groups established RACE TO PUBLISH RIVAL SEP, FRAND CODES OF CONDUCT: NEW CEN-CENELEC WORKING GROUPS ESTABLISHED22.03.2018
In October last year we reported on the difficulties that the Commission was facing in drafting its Communication on...Read more
Depression delayed: CMA’s paroxetine pay-for-delay case heads toLuxembourg
DEPRESSION DELAYED: CMA’S PAROXETINE PAY-FOR-DELAY CASE HEADS TOLUXEMBOURG
15.03.2018
On 8 March 2018, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) gave an initial judgment in the appeals brought by...Read more
The BKA’s Facebook investigation: new frontier or regulatoryoverreach?
THE BKA’S FACEBOOK INVESTIGATION: NEW FRONTIER OR REGULATORYOVERREACH?
08.03.2018
At the end of 2017, the German competition authority (BKA) provisionally concluded that certain Facebook polices in...Read more
CLIP of the month: Competition restraints in online sales after Coty and Asics – what’s next? CLIP OF THE MONTH: COMPETITION RESTRAINTS IN ONLINE SALES AFTER COTY AND ASICS – WHAT’S NEXT?28.02.2018
This month’s CLIP comes from the Bundeskartellamt’s thought-provoking series of papers on ‘Competition and...Read more
The competition law issues of the CRISPR patent pool THE COMPETITION LAW ISSUES OF THE CRISPR PATENT POOL16.02.2018
CRISPR-Cas9 is heralded as a revolutionary gene editing technology that is regularly hitting the headlines for both...Read more
Excessive pricing spreads to Denmark – a cautionary tale aboutexclusive licensing
EXCESSIVE PRICING SPREADS TO DENMARK – A CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUTEXCLUSIVE LICENSING
08.02.2018
Following cases in Italy, the UK and before the European Commission, the Danish authorities have reached an abuse of...Read more
The chips are down! The Commission fines Qualcomm for abuse ofdominance
THE CHIPS ARE DOWN! THE COMMISSION FINES QUALCOMM FOR ABUSE OFDOMINANCE
26.01.2018
The Commission has fined Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of dominance. The Commission found that Qualcomm had paid...Read more
Licensing commitments sufficient for Qualcomm to secure NXP takeovergreen light
LICENSING COMMITMENTS SUFFICIENT FOR QUALCOMM TO SECURE NXP TAKEOVERGREEN LIGHT
24.01.2018
Stephen Smith and Matthew Hunt review licensing commitments sufficient for Qualcomm to secure NXP takeover green...Read more
French competition authority fines pharma company for its anti-generic ‘commando’ sales tactics FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY FINES PHARMA COMPANY FOR ITS ANTI-GENERIC ‘COMMANDO’ SALES TACTICS11.01.2018
On 20 December 2017, the French competition authority, the Autorité de la Concurrence (ADLC) announced that it had...Read more
Online sales bans in the sports equipment sector: the CMA’s Pingdecision
ONLINE SALES BANS IN THE SPORTS EQUIPMENT SECTOR: THE CMA’S PINGDECISION
09.01.2018
In August last year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it had imposed a fine of £1.45...Read more
USA v. UK – a united approach to FRAND? Comparing the new judgment in TCL v. Ericsson with Unwired Planet v. Huawei USA V. UK – A UNITED APPROACH TO FRAND? COMPARING THE NEW JUDGMENT IN TCL V. ERICSSON WITH UNWIRED PLANET V. HUAWEI08.01.2018
On 21 December 2017, Judge Selna of the US District Court for the Central District of California released...Read more
In a froth: Trademark licensing fails to disguise anti-competitive market sharing arrangement IN A FROTH: TRADEMARK LICENSING FAILS TO DISGUISE ANTI-COMPETITIVE MARKET SHARING ARRANGEMENT14.12.2017
The CMA has today issued a £1.71m fine against two laundry companies for market sharing. Micronclean Limited was...Read more
Third-party platform bans justified for genuinely luxury brands THIRD-PARTY PLATFORM BANS JUSTIFIED FOR GENUINELY LUXURY BRANDS06.12.2017
The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) has today ruled that third-party platform bans may be...Read more
Commission Communication on SEP Licensing – where has the Roadmapled?
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION ON SEP LICENSING – WHERE HAS THE ROADMAPLED?
29.11.2017
Following around a year of lobbying and intensive debate, the Commission has today (29 November 2017) published its...Read more
Deciding on terms of privacy policies – what are the risks of anti-competitive collusion? DECIDING ON TERMS OF PRIVACY POLICIES – WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE COLLUSION?28.11.2017
Big data is the talk of the town in competition circles. But it is perhaps a more mundane concern which could pose...Read more
Dutch Health Council’s proposal of compulsory licensing as solution to high pharma prices DUTCH HEALTH COUNCIL’S PROPOSAL OF COMPULSORY LICENSING AS SOLUTION TO HIGH PHARMA PRICES27.11.2017
Shortly before becoming the new home of the EMA, the Netherlands piqued the interest of the pharma industry with a...Read more
EU reaches agreement to end unjustified geoblocking EU REACHES AGREEMENT TO END UNJUSTIFIED GEOBLOCKING24.11.2017
On 20 November the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached an agreement to adopt the proposed...Read more
French Pharma – French Competition Authority launches new sectorenquiry
FRENCH PHARMA – FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY LAUNCHES NEW SECTORENQUIRY
23.11.2017
The CMA has opened an unprecedented number of new investigations in the pharmaceutical sector in the past month,...Read more
Economical with the truth? When providing misleading information to authorities might be an object infringement ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH? WHEN PROVIDING MISLEADING INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES MIGHT BE AN OBJECT INFRINGEMENT20.11.2017
One of the more intriguing Opinions to be given by an Advocate General recently came out in late September (Case...Read more
Product hopping: The competition law risks of launching new productformulations
PRODUCT HOPPING: THE COMPETITION LAW RISKS OF LAUNCHING NEW PRODUCTFORMULATIONS
14.11.2017
‘Product hopping’, or ‘evergreening’, are expressions used (by competition authorities and industry...Read more
Introducing On the Pulse – the Bristows life sciences microsite INTRODUCING ON THE PULSE – THE BRISTOWS LIFE SCIENCES MICROSITE13.11.2017
Bristows has recently launched On the Pulse, a microsite offering legal analysis and practical tools that our life...Read more
SEPs, 5G and the IoT: where will the Commission land on use-basedlicensing?
SEPS, 5G AND THE IOT: WHERE WILL THE COMMISSION LAND ON USE-BASEDLICENSING?
25.10.2017
In April this year we reported that the Commission had released aRoadmap towards a ‘Communication on Standard...Read more
Laitenberger on the notions of fairness and consumer welfare in EUCompetition Law
LAITENBERGER ON THE NOTIONS OF FAIRNESS AND CONSUMER WELFARE IN EUCOMPETITION LAW
16.10.2017
Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General for Competition, European Commission) spoke last week on an increasingly...Read more
Licensing of Latvian collecting society prompts CJEU to provide greater clarity on how to determine excessive pricing LICENSING OF LATVIAN COLLECTING SOCIETY PROMPTS CJEU TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY ON HOW TO DETERMINE EXCESSIVE PRICING18.09.2017
Last week the CJEU released its judgment on excessive pricing that could prove of interest to many of our readers.Read more
The CJEU’s Intel judgment – First thoughts and some predictions THE CJEU’S INTEL JUDGMENT – FIRST THOUGHTS AND SOME PREDICTIONS06.09.2017
Today’s Intel judgment from the Court of Justice does not strictly concern the Competition Law/IP interface....Read more
Apple’s battle with Qualcomm spreads to the UK APPLE’S BATTLE WITH QUALCOMM SPREADS TO THE UK01.09.2017
On 19 May 2017 Apple issued a major claim against Qualcomm in the English Court. This is part of a widely reported...Read more
Excessive Pricing: Aspen lose their appeal in Italy – and are in the Commission’s crosshairs EXCESSIVE PRICING: ASPEN LOSE THEIR APPEAL IN ITALY – AND ARE IN THE COMMISSION’S CROSSHAIRS07.08.2017
Last year we reported the Italian’s take on excessive pricing (here), where South African pharmaceutical Aspen was...Read more
Innovation and merger control INNOVATION AND MERGER CONTROL10.07.2017
Sophie Lawrance explores Innovation and merger controlRead more
Luxury brands, third party platforms and EU competition law – guidance from AG Wahl LUXURY BRANDS, THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS AND EU COMPETITION LAW – GUIDANCE FROM AG WAHL26.06.2017
The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) has today handed down Advocate General Wahl’s opinion in...Read more
A FRAND torpedo? An update on Vodafone v Intellectual Ventures A FRAND TORPEDO? AN UPDATE ON VODAFONE V INTELLECTUAL VENTURES24.06.2017
Patentees commonly litigate in Germany. The validity of a patent is considered separately from (generally after) any...Read more
Antitrust authorities are increasingly interested in pricingalgorithms
ANTITRUST AUTHORITIES ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN PRICINGALGORITHMS
23.06.2017
A few months ago, we considered whether pricing algorithms might be the European Commission’s next antitrust...Read more
Online auction commitments demonstrate digital markets are central toCMA’s priorities
ONLINE AUCTION COMMITMENTS DEMONSTRATE DIGITAL MARKETS ARE CENTRAL TOCMA’S PRIORITIES
11.06.2017
The CMA has accepted commitments from ATG Media, the largest provider of online auction sites in the UK, to bring an...Read more
Unwired Planet v Huawei: a new FRAND injunction UNWIRED PLANET V HUAWEI: A NEW FRAND INJUNCTION07.06.2017
Mr Justice Birss has once again broken new legal ground by granting what he has termed a ‘FRAND injunction in...Read more
The Commission steps into the excessive pricing arena THE COMMISSION STEPS INTO THE EXCESSIVE PRICING ARENA23.05.2017
An announcement by the European Commission last week resolves an open question about its view on the recent spate of...Read more
Transparency may undermine online competition: Commission’s Final Report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry TRANSPARENCY MAY UNDERMINE ONLINE COMPETITION: COMMISSION’S FINAL REPORT ON THE E-COMMERCE SECTOR INQUIRY23.05.2017
On 10 May 2017 the European Commission published its Final Report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry, together with...Read more
Patent licensing: 5G & the Internet of Things PATENT LICENSING: 5G & THE INTERNET OF THINGS24.04.2017
The next telecommunications standard, 5G, and the nascent Internet of Things (IoT), promise a world of high-speed...Read more
Unwired Planet v Huawei: Is FRAND now a competition law free zone? Notso fast…
UNWIRED PLANET V HUAWEI: IS FRAND NOW A COMPETITION LAW FREE ZONE? NOTSO FAST…
20.04.2017
It has been two weeks since Mr Justice Birss handed down his latest judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei (see here...Read more
Unwired Planet v Huawei: UK High Court determines FRAND licence rate UNWIRED PLANET V HUAWEI: UK HIGH COURT DETERMINES FRAND LICENCE RATE05.04.2017
Mr Justice Birss has just handed down the first decision by a UK court on the ever controversial topic of what...Read more
EU Commission’s Microsoft/ LinkedIn Decision – watershed for competition and data? EU COMMISSION’S MICROSOFT/ LINKEDIN DECISION – WATERSHED FOR COMPETITION AND DATA?31.03.2017
On 6 December 2016, the European Commission approved the acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft, conditional on...Read more
Will pricing algorithms be the European Commission’s next antitrusttarget?
WILL PRICING ALGORITHMS BE THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S NEXT ANTITRUSTTARGET?
21.03.2017
There has been considerable debate over the last year or so about the potential anti-competitive impacts of pricing...Read more
Collusion in the online economy – new competition law traps for theunwary?
COLLUSION IN THE ONLINE ECONOMY – NEW COMPETITION LAW TRAPS FOR THEUNWARY?
08.03.2017
We reported last year on the Eturas decision, in which the Court of Justice ruled that technical measures applied on...Read more
Pay-for-delay focus on steroids PAY-FOR-DELAY FOCUS ON STEROIDS07.03.2017
At the end of last week, the CMA sent a formal statement of objections to Actavis UK and Concordia alleging that...Read more
Back to the future: the Commission opens e-commerce competitioninvestigations
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE COMMISSION OPENS E-COMMERCE COMPETITIONINVESTIGATIONS
15.02.2017
True to its current focus on all things digital, the European Commission has recently announced that it has launched...Read more
Amazon’s E-Books antitrust saga – War now Peace? AMAZON’S E-BOOKS ANTITRUST SAGA – WAR NOW PEACE?25.01.2017
Amazon has offered commitments to the European Commission to end the antitrust investigation into its use of ‘most...Read more
Patent licensing and antitrust – Qualcomm in the firing line PATENT LICENSING AND ANTITRUST – QUALCOMM IN THE FIRING LINE23.01.2017
Ten years after the European Commission opened an investigation into Qualcomm's royalties for 3G essential patents,...Read more
FTC settles abusive acquisition of pharma licensing rights FTC SETTLES ABUSIVE ACQUISITION OF PHARMA LICENSING RIGHTS23.01.2017
On 18 January, the FTC announced that Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. (formerly Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and its parent...Read more
Compulsory Licencing: the Brave New World for (non-personal) data inEurope?
COMPULSORY LICENCING: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD FOR (NON-PERSONAL) DATA INEUROPE?
17.01.2017
The Commission has published its Data Economy Package for non-personal data*, which is the final building block of...Read more
A decision of Paramount importance to independent film financing…? A DECISION OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO INDEPENDENT FILM FINANCING…?22.12.2016
In the latest instalment of the pay-TV saga, the French pay-TV operator Canal Plus has asked EU judges to overturn a...Read more
The vexed question of the appropriate ‘royalty base’ for FRAND-based damages – the US Supreme Court declines to answer THE VEXED QUESTION OF THE APPROPRIATE ‘ROYALTY BASE’ FOR FRAND-BASED DAMAGES – THE US SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO ANSWER15.12.2016
Apple and Samsung have been engaged in litigation in the USA since 2011 over the issue of whether various Samsung...Read more
When the price isn’t right – CMA fines Pfizer / Flynn forexcessive pricing
WHEN THE PRICE ISN’T RIGHT – CMA FINES PFIZER / FLYNN FOREXCESSIVE PRICING
13.12.2016
The year is 2011. The Office of Fair Trading (the predecessor to the current Competition and Markets Authority)...Read more
We need to talk…about Pharmaceuticals and Standard Essential Patents WE NEED TO TALK…ABOUT PHARMACEUTICALS AND STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS07.12.2016
At the end of last month, Commissioner Vestager gave a speech at the Chillin’ Competition Conference.Read more
Hear it here first – competition law updates… HEAR IT HERE FIRST – COMPETITION LAW UPDATES…01.12.2016
Our readers may be interested in two events next week at which Sophie Lawrance, one of Bristows’ competition...Read more
Premier League scores in latest dispute with pub broadcasting footballmatches
PREMIER LEAGUE SCORES IN LATEST DISPUTE WITH PUB BROADCASTING FOOTBALLMATCHES
16.11.2016
The ever-increasing amount of money tied up in TV deals for Premier League football perhaps makes it unsurprising...Read more
High Court Rules in Article 50 Case HIGH COURT RULES IN ARTICLE 50 CASE04.11.2016
We know it’s not strictly competition law or IP related but Competition and IP practitioners (and indeed the...Read more
Resetting Competition Policy Frameworks RESETTING COMPETITION POLICY FRAMEWORKS26.10.2016
Earlier this month, the GSMA – an association representing various mobile operators – published a report:...Read more
Excessive pricing: the Italian version EXCESSIVE PRICING: THE ITALIAN VERSION19.10.2016
Pricing issues in the pharmaceutical industry have continued to keep competition authorities busy, this time with...Read more
The European Commission’s E-commerce Conference THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S E-COMMERCE CONFERENCE18.10.2016
On 6 October, the Commission held a conference on its Preliminary Findings of the E-commerce Sector Inquiry: the...Read more
Competition defences, patent litigation and costs… COMPETITION DEFENCES, PATENT LITIGATION AND COSTS…07.10.2016
A recent judgment from Mr Justice Roth in the Patents Court highlights the importance of parties considering the...Read more
The privacy/ competition law overlap: new competition rules on bigdata?
THE PRIVACY/ COMPETITION LAW OVERLAP: NEW COMPETITION RULES ON BIGDATA?
03.10.2016
On Thursday 29 September, at a Conference organised by the EDPS and BEUC, Commissioner Vestager gave a speech on Big...Read more
The privacy/ competition law overlap: co-operation between enforcementagencies?
THE PRIVACY/ COMPETITION LAW OVERLAP: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ENFORCEMENTAGENCIES?
27.09.2016
Last week, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released an Opinion on coherent enforcement of fundamental...Read more
Patent Licensing and the Internet of Things – a Solution? PATENT LICENSING AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS – A SOLUTION?22.09.2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) – a term used to describe the interconnectivity of electronic devices via the...Read more
E-Commerce Sector Inquiry: Digital Content E-COMMERCE SECTOR INQUIRY: DIGITAL CONTENT20.09.2016
Last week, the European Commission published its Preliminary Report in the e-commerce sector inquiry. The Report...Read more
EU Court to rule on ability of luxury brand owners to control onlinedistribution
EU COURT TO RULE ON ABILITY OF LUXURY BRAND OWNERS TO CONTROL ONLINEDISTRIBUTION
16.09.2016
Following a dispute in Germany between perfume and cosmetics manufacturer Coty and one of its retail distributors...Read more
Competition and Regulation in Digital Markets COMPETITION AND REGULATION IN DIGITAL MARKETS16.09.2016
On Friday 9 September 2016, I attended the International Conference on Competition and Regulation in Digital...Read more
Connecting the DSM dots CONNECTING THE DSM DOTS15.09.2016
European Commission releases proposals on copyright and telecoms as part of Digital Single Market strategy Today the...Read more
Breaking news – General Court confirms Lundbeck decision and fine BREAKING NEWS – GENERAL COURT CONFIRMS LUNDBECK DECISION AND FINE08.09.2016
The General Court of the EU has upheld the European Commission decision fining Lundbeck and a number of generic...Read more
Proposed changes to the US Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property – a transatlantic perspective PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE US ANTITRUST GUIDELINES FOR THE LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – A TRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE22.08.2016
Just over a week ago, the US Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division published...Read more
Online poster seller in the frame for algorithm-centred price-fixingcartel
ONLINE POSTER SELLER IN THE FRAME FOR ALGORITHM-CENTRED PRICE-FIXINGCARTEL
16.08.2016
Marketplace vendors had fixed prices by using and configuring “commercially-available automated repricing...Read more
This summer’s (not so) light reading – the CMA’s published Paroxetine decision (GSK/generics) THIS SUMMER’S (NOT SO) LIGHT READING – THE CMA’S PUBLISHED PAROXETINE DECISION (GSK/GENERICS)12.08.2016
Some 6 months after issuing its infringement decision against GSK and a number of generic companies, the CMA has...Read more
Competition policy v IP: striking a balance is a tricky exercise COMPETITION POLICY V IP: STRIKING A BALANCE IS A TRICKY EXERCISE05.08.2016
In this article in Competition Law Insight we consider how intellectual property rights and competition law can...Read more
Brexit – What it means for competition law? Q&A … BREXIT – WHAT IT MEANS FOR COMPETITION LAW? Q&A …28.06.2016
As the dust begins to settle on the momentous events that unfolded in the early hours of Friday 24 June, focus...Read more
That’s a wrap! The European Commission accepts Paramount’s pay-TVcommitments
THAT’S A WRAP! THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ACCEPTS PARAMOUNT’S PAY-TVCOMMITMENTS
27.06.2016
The European Commission announced that it has accepted the commitments offered by Paramount Pictures, which are now...Read more
Brexit – what next? A competition law perspective BREXIT – WHAT NEXT? A COMPETITION LAW PERSPECTIVE27.06.2016
What next for Brexit? Sophie Lawrance gives a perspective oncompetition law
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FRAND in Finance
FRAND IN FINANCE
25.06.2016
The European Commission has accepted legally binding commitments from the International Swaps and Derivatives...Read more
Testing the patent pool waters TESTING THE PATENT POOL WATERS15.06.2016
Demonstrating that life goes on outside of Brexit, the European Commission has opened an investigation into Illumina...Read more
Vodafone v Intellectual Ventures – Is a new front about to open inthe FRAND wars?
VODAFONE V INTELLECTUAL VENTURES – IS A NEW FRONT ABOUT TO OPEN INTHE FRAND WARS?
13.06.2016
When Intellectual Ventures (IV), the world’s largest non-practising entity, sued Vodafone GmbH for infringement of...Read more
Time to modernise standards? TIME TO MODERNISE STANDARDS?06.06.2016
As part of its Single Market Strategy, the Commission has announced that it will take steps to modernise the EU’s...Read more
May Day! Competition policy: trade war by other means? MAY DAY! COMPETITION POLICY: TRADE WAR BY OTHER MEANS?03.06.2016
May 2016 was an important month for competition policy developments. We have reviewed the three key developments...Read more
Qualcomm in the firing line again QUALCOMM IN THE FIRING LINE AGAIN23.05.2016
Qualcomm, the largest manufacturer of baseband chipsets for mobile phones, has recently found itself under attack...Read more
The Commission has seen the future and it is standardised! THE COMMISSION HAS SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT IS STANDARDISED!12.05.2016
For those of you who are interested in standardisation, a post about action by the Commission generally, rather than...Read more
More on mythical creatures – FRAND and hold up revisited MORE ON MYTHICAL CREATURES – FRAND AND HOLD UP REVISITED09.05.2016
Those of you who are interested in FRAND and standardisation issues will, I hope, have read with interest the twin...Read more
Keeping a weather eye on competition and innovation KEEPING A WEATHER EYE ON COMPETITION AND INNOVATION03.05.2016
Keeping a weather eye on competition and innovationRead more
Recent pay-TV developments: the dawning of a new era? RECENT PAY-TV DEVELOPMENTS: THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA?27.04.2016
As part of the European Commission’s ongoing pay-TV investigation, it was announced last week that Paramount...Read more
The CMA still has pharma and medical devices in its sights THE CMA STILL HAS PHARMA AND MEDICAL DEVICES IN ITS SIGHTS22.04.2016
The CMA has been slowly but surely opening a raft of new investigations in the pharma and medical devices...Read more
UPDATE: International spring cleaning time to review those IPRGuidelines
UPDATE: INTERNATIONAL SPRING CLEANING TIME TO REVIEW THOSE IPRGUIDELINES
20.04.2016
The article summarises the most notable new guidance in the Canadian guidelines – namely in relation to pharma...Read more
The NHS opens up to increased competition THE NHS OPENS UP TO INCREASED COMPETITION18.04.2016
From today the NHS is likely to significantly increase the number of contracts it advertises for external...Read more
A relatively rare beast: CMA clearance of a pharmaceutical sectormerger
A RELATIVELY RARE BEAST: CMA CLEARANCE OF A PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORMERGER
14.04.2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has decided not to refer the acquisition by LEO...Read more
International spring cleaning: time to review those IPR guidelines… INTERNATIONAL SPRING CLEANING: TIME TO REVIEW THOSE IPR GUIDELINES…01.04.2016
A number of national competition agencies have recently been reviewing their IPR guidelines giving rise to some...Read more
Competition law no bar to patent licence royalties COMPETITION LAW NO BAR TO PATENT LICENCE ROYALTIES18.03.2016
This arose from a disputed arbitration award between Genentech and Sanofi-Aventis, and followed a reference to the...Read more
Digital Single Market – geo-blocking of digital content DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET – GEO-BLOCKING OF DIGITAL CONTENT18.03.2016
The Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has today published her initial findings on geo-blocking, as part...Read more
A week of standard setting conferences – Part II, the London Leg A WEEK OF STANDARD SETTING CONFERENCES – PART II, THE LONDON LEG03.03.2016
Following up on Sophie’s recent blog, it was my pleasure to be the Bristows’ attendee at the second of this...Read more
A week of standard setting conferences – part 1: FRAND, hold-up and other mythical creatures A WEEK OF STANDARD SETTING CONFERENCES – PART 1: FRAND, HOLD-UP AND OTHER MYTHICAL CREATURES01.03.2016
The context for the first of two standards-related conferences this week was the launch of the Liege Competition and...Read more
Standards, standards everywhere STANDARDS, STANDARDS EVERYWHERE29.02.2016
Two conferences take place this week on the ever-hot topic of standards, SEPs and FRAND licensing – today in...Read more
New technology and competition law – mapping the way NEW TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITION LAW – MAPPING THE WAY26.02.2016
In a recent judgment, the High Court recognised that the rapid development of new products and services online...Read more
Algorithmic agony? The perils of platform T&Cs ALGORITHMIC AGONY? THE PERILS OF PLATFORM T&CS22.02.2016
The rise of machine learning gives rise to knotty legal problems, whether these relate to how the law applies to...Read more
CMA’s mood boosted over fines for anti-depressant CMA’S MOOD BOOSTED OVER FINES FOR ANTI-DEPRESSANT12.02.2016
The CMA has fined a number of pharmaceutical companies, including GSK, for anti-competitive conduct and agreements...Read more
The Commission’s consultation on the IP Enforcement Directive – a competition as well as an IP issue THE COMMISSION’S CONSULTATION ON THE IP ENFORCEMENT DIRECTIVE – A COMPETITION AS WELL AS AN IP ISSUE08.02.2016
In December 2015, the European Commission launched a public consultation on whether Directive 2004/48/EC on the...Read more
Germany’s competition probe into Facebook’s T&Cs, precedent oroutlier?
GERMANY’S COMPETITION PROBE INTO FACEBOOK’S T&CS, PRECEDENT OROUTLIER?
04.02.2016
The German Competition Authority (BKA) has opened an investigation into Facebook “on suspicion of having abused...Read more
The Commission’s 2016 Competition Enforcement Priorities: the Digital Economy and Standard Essential Patents THE COMMISSION’S 2016 COMPETITION ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS03.02.2016
Margrethe Vestager, the European Competition Commissioner, has set out DG Competition’s enforcement priorities for...Read more
Why a Spanish state aid decision is making EU governments nervous WHY A SPANISH STATE AID DECISION IS MAKING EU GOVERNMENTS NERVOUS22.01.2016
In an expansion of our usual repertoire, this post is taking a quick look at the relationship between EU state aid...Read more
Is ‘big data’ the new frontier for competition law? IS ‘BIG DATA’ THE NEW FRONTIER FOR COMPETITION LAW?20.01.2016
Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner, addressed Munich’s zeitgeist-setting Digital Life Design (DLD)...Read more
Loyal to investigating pharma product discounts? – New CMAinvestigation
LOYAL TO INVESTIGATING PHARMA PRODUCT DISCOUNTS? – NEW CMAINVESTIGATION
21.12.2015
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has recently opened a new investigation into product discounts in...Read more
New industry coalition established to promote FRAND licensing NEW INDUSTRY COALITION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE FRAND LICENSING10.12.2015
The licensing of standard essential patents ("SEPs") on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory ("FRAND") terms....Read more
US Court guidance on principles to apply for RAND royalty calculations US COURT GUIDANCE ON PRINCIPLES TO APPLY FOR RAND ROYALTY CALCULATIONS10.12.2015
In a useful addition to the pool of incremental guidance on RAND royalties, the US Court of Appeal for the Federal...Read more
6th Report on the Monitoring of Patents Settlements – déjà vu? 6TH REPORT ON THE MONITORING OF PATENTS SETTLEMENTS – DÉJÀ VU?09.12.2015
Last week the Commission published its 6th report on the monitoring of patent settlements, exploring the use of such...Read more
Approaches to Drugs Going Off-Patent: Naughty or NICE? APPROACHES TO DRUGS GOING OFF-PATENT: NAUGHTY OR NICE?02.12.2015
Last month the CMA published its evaluation of the OFT’s 2011 decision concerning Reckitt Benckiser’s withdrawal...Read more
#EUhaveyoursay
#EUHAVEYOURSAY
26.11.2015
"The Internet is the oxygen of our digital economy and society. We are more and more connected, at every moment,...Read more
Analogue taxis and hotels beware! The EU Internal Market Strategy ispublished
ANALOGUE TAXIS AND HOTELS BEWARE! THE EU INTERNAL MARKET STRATEGY ISPUBLISHED
12.11.2015
The Commission has published its new internal market strategy. The areas that are likely to be of particular...Read more
CMA investigates pharmaceutical sector pricing issues CMA INVESTIGATES PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PRICING ISSUES05.11.2015
On 26 June 2015, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the closure of its year-long investigation...Read more
Nokia / Alcatel-Lucent’s SEP portfolio: A tale of two mergers NOKIA / ALCATEL-LUCENT’S SEP PORTFOLIO: A TALE OF TWO MERGERS02.11.2015
In the past few months, Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent has been approved by the EU (Case M.7632, decided 24...Read more
Huawei v ZTE – three months on HUAWEI V ZTE – THREE MONTHS ON29.10.2015
Three months have gone by since the Huawei v ZTE judgment. Having considered the judgment on behalf of both...Read more
Online platforms hold on tight ONLINE PLATFORMS HOLD ON TIGHT20.10.2015
Geo-blocking and online platforms are the next dip in the roller-coaster that is the e-commerce sector enquiry -...Read more
“Everything online” including “everything copyright” “EVERYTHING ONLINE” INCLUDING “EVERYTHING COPYRIGHT”15.10.2015
On 9 October 2015, the European Commission published its clearance decision in relation to the joint venture between...Read more
Competition law as panacea for high prices? COMPETITION LAW AS PANACEA FOR HIGH PRICES?12.10.2015
It seems that the CMA's opening of an investigation into Pfizer / Flynn may not be the only pending competition case...Read more
Huawei may not be the end of the story HUAWEI MAY NOT BE THE END OF THE STORY15.09.2015
On 11 September 2015 the Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced in a speech at the 19th IBA Conference...Read more
No rest for the Commission NO REST FOR THE COMMISSION08.09.2015
Over the past few weeks DG Comp has continued to send information requests to numerous stakeholders in the digital...Read more
Interested in competition law developments in the pharma sector…? INTERESTED IN COMPETITION LAW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PHARMA SECTOR…?04.09.2015
If you are interested in competition law developments in the pharma sector, it’s still not too late to register...Read more
Flynn, Pfizer and Pharma in the Frame FLYNN, PFIZER AND PHARMA IN THE FRAME27.08.2015
Whilst the European Commission has shifted its focus to e-commerce and all things digital (see here, here, here and...Read more
Product-hopping prohibited – Actavis’s most recent brush with USantitrust
PRODUCT-HOPPING PROHIBITED – ACTAVIS’S MOST RECENT BRUSH WITH USANTITRUST
18.08.2015
Interim mandatory relief to compel a company to continue doing something it wanted to stop doing is one of the more...Read more
Digital markets, DG Comp’s policy on data / privacy and somecrystal-ball gazing
DIGITAL MARKETS, DG COMP’S POLICY ON DATA / PRIVACY AND SOMECRYSTAL-BALL GAZING
06.08.2015
A perhaps under-publicised resource on DG Comp’s website are its periodic Competition Policy Newsletters and...Read more
Geo-blocking and the Single Digital Market: a new statement ofobjections
GEO-BLOCKING AND THE SINGLE DIGITAL MARKET: A NEW STATEMENT OFOBJECTIONS
31.07.2015
Last week, the European Commission made concrete moves which it thinks will help it to deliver on its promise to...Read more
CJEU judgment in Huawei v ZTE (Case C-130/13): theory and practice (2:Practice)
CJEU JUDGMENT IN HUAWEI V ZTE (CASE C-130/13): THEORY AND PRACTICE (2:PRACTICE)
27.07.2015
This is the second of two related posts looking at the recent CJEU ruling in Huawei v. ZTE. In the first post, I...Read more
CJEU judgment in Huawei v ZTE (Case C-130/13): theory and practice (1:Theory)
CJEU JUDGMENT IN HUAWEI V ZTE (CASE C-130/13): THEORY AND PRACTICE (1:THEORY)
27.07.2015
Judicial desk-clearing at the Court of Justice before the 2015 summer recess included the handing down of judgment...Read more
The unseen risks of e-commerce – a timely AG opinion on technical measures for breaching the competition rules THE UNSEEN RISKS OF E-COMMERCE – A TIMELY AG OPINION ON TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR BREACHING THE COMPETITION RULES22.07.2015
Those interested in all things e-commerce and competition will want to keep an eye out for the Court of Justice's...Read more
A sympathetic Australian approach to life cycle management and recent CMA guidance on Pharma sector rebates A SYMPATHETIC AUSTRALIAN APPROACH TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND RECENT CMA GUIDANCE ON PHARMA SECTOR REBATES16.07.2015
Our new CLIP of the month comes from one of the antitrust blogs recommended on our sidebar. A guest contributor on...Read more
The e-Commerce sector inquiry gets under way THE E-COMMERCE SECTOR INQUIRY GETS UNDER WAY15.07.2015
Yesterday evening, together with a few colleagues, I attended a seminar on the European Commission’s...Read more
Non-challenging times… NON-CHALLENGING TIMES…11.06.2015
I had the privilege last week of taking part in a conference on the subject of Litigation and Settlements in Patent...Read more
Try before you buy: pre-action disclosure of licences TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: PRE-ACTION DISCLOSURE OF LICENCES29.04.2015
In a novel judgment handed down yesterday, Arnold J granted an application for pre-action disclosure of certain...Read more
European Commission announces e-commerce sector inquiry EUROPEAN COMMISSION ANNOUNCES E-COMMERCE SECTOR INQUIRY23.04.2015
Everything Online is the focus of the European Commission’s latest sector inquiry announced on 26 March 2015. This...Read more
New DG Connect Guidelines on interoperability information – shedding some light on the vexed question of IP valuation NEW DG CONNECT GUIDELINES ON INTEROPERABILITY INFORMATION – SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON THE VEXED QUESTION OF IP VALUATION10.04.2015
Last year, I had the opportunity to contribute in a small way to an interesting project organised by DG Connect...Read more
UK Supreme Court ruling on standard of review for CAT appeals in 08xnumbers case
UK SUPREME COURT RULING ON STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR CAT APPEALS IN 08XNUMBERS CASE
02.04.2015
A rare foray by the UK Supreme Court into telecoms regulation provides a fascinating insight into the standard of...Read more
Enacted: Consumer Rights Act 2015 ENACTED: CONSUMER RIGHTS ACT 201530.03.2015
On 26 March the Consumer Rights Act 2015 was enacted.Read more
Sticky switching opens the way to over-stickering STICKY SWITCHING OPENS THE WAY TO OVER-STICKERING12.03.2015
Lord Justice Floyd has had occasion recently to remind us of the re-packaging/re-labelling rules in a recent Court...Read more
German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) decision in HRS (online hotelbooking)
GERMAN FEDERAL CARTEL OFFICE (FCO) DECISION IN HRS (ONLINE HOTELBOOKING)
02.03.2015
Following Avantika’s excellent post on “most favoured nation” or “MFN” clauses, we’ve decided to...Read more
Fast track CAT injunctions – have your say on the draft rules FAST TRACK CAT INJUNCTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE DRAFT RULES26.02.2015
6 February saw a new consultation on a draft set of new rules of procedure for the Competition Appeal Tribunal...Read more
The published Lundbeck decision – first impressions (with some facts, a little law and three remarkable points) THE PUBLISHED LUNDBECK DECISION – FIRST IMPRESSIONS (WITH SOME FACTS, A LITTLE LAW AND THREE REMARKABLE POINTS)23.02.2015
Over a year and a half after it was decided (a delay which this blog has bemoaned in the past), the Commission last...Read more
Companies ShrIEEEk at new SSO bylaws COMPANIES SHRIEEEK AT NEW SSO BYLAWS19.02.2015
BOLD FRAND statements seem to be the order of the year. The IEEE Board of Governorshas just approved its new...Read more
Warner-Lambert/Actavis – Competition Law Insights WARNER-LAMBERT/ACTAVIS – COMPETITION LAW INSIGHTS02.02.2015
Competition lawyers could be forgiven for raising a quizzical eyebrow at the judgment handed down by the Arnold J...Read more
(Bio-)Similar views? (BIO-)SIMILAR VIEWS?19.01.2015
Towards the end of last year, I contributed a couple of articles to Bristows’ Biotech Review publication. One...Read more
Chinese MIIT identifies basis for a FRAND royalty rate CHINESE MIIT IDENTIFIES BASIS FOR A FRAND ROYALTY RATE15.01.2015
An intervention from a little further afield than the recent US and EU rumblings on FRAND licensing and competition...Read more
Resolutions for innovation in 2015 RESOLUTIONS FOR INNOVATION IN 201507.01.2015
This blog on the competition law/IP Interface has had an interest in how competition interventions may impact on...Read more
The Commission’s 5th report on patent settlements – a prettypicture?
THE COMMISSION’S 5TH REPORT ON PATENT SETTLEMENTS – A PRETTYPICTURE?
24.12.2014
Earlier this month the Commission published its 5th report on the monitoring of patent settlements, looking at those...Read more
More on predatory innovation – and innovative Apples… MORE ON PREDATORY INNOVATION – AND INNOVATIVE APPLES…19.12.2014
More on predatory innovationRead more
SEPs and FRAND: The calculation of RAND royalties in the US – incremental guidance SEPS AND FRAND: THE CALCULATION OF RAND ROYALTIES IN THE US – INCREMENTAL GUIDANCE16.12.2014
The recent Judgment of the US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (‘CAFC’) in Ericsson v DLink addresses an...Read more
With great patents, there must come great restraint (but a bit less inthe EU than the US)
WITH GREAT PATENTS, THERE MUST COME GREAT RESTRAINT (BUT A BIT LESS INTHE EU THAN THE US)
05.12.2014
In a first superhero-related post on this blog, we note with interest that the US per se rule against post-term...Read more
Most-favoured-nation clauses in e-commerce: a guest economist’sview!
MOST-FAVOURED-NATION CLAUSES IN E-COMMERCE: A GUEST ECONOMIST’SVIEW!
28.11.2014
The CLIP Board is delighted to welcome its first guest blog post, which has been kindly written by Dr Avantika...Read more
The politics of SEPs – finding the third way to obtain/avoidinjunctive relief?
THE POLITICS OF SEPS – FINDING THE THIRD WAY TO OBTAIN/AVOIDINJUNCTIVE RELIEF?
21.11.2014
The IP/competition interface was in the spotlight at the Court of Justice yesterday. The opinion of the Advocate...Read more
A barrel of laughs….. A BARREL OF LAUGHS…..21.11.2014
While this blog usually grapples with serious matters relating to the interrelationship between Intellectual...Read more
STOP PRESS – AG Opinion in Huawei v ZTE published today STOP PRESS – AG OPINION IN HUAWEI V ZTE PUBLISHED TODAY20.11.2014
The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) has this morning published Advocate General Wathelet’s...Read more
Europe’s Unitary Patent system draws one step nearer… EUROPE’S UNITARY PATENT SYSTEM DRAWS ONE STEP NEARER…19.11.2014
Yesterday, Advocate General Bot delivered two opinions giving the thumbs up to the proposed Unitary Patent system....Read more
A (belated) Happy Standards Day! A (BELATED) HAPPY STANDARDS DAY!22.10.2014
14 October marked World Standards Day, to celebrate the role of standards in developing harmonisation and...Read more
Indian competition authority gets in on the IP action INDIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY GETS IN ON THE IP ACTION17.10.2014
We’ve mentioned a few times on the blog the increasing global convergence of antitrust agencies, especially in the...Read more
Commission Decision to increase cooperation with Member States on IP COMMISSION DECISION TO INCREASE COOPERATION WITH MEMBER STATES ON IP06.10.2014
On 16 September 2014, the Commission published a decision to establish a group of experts on the enforcement of IP...Read more
Non-challenging reading for the weekend NON-CHALLENGING READING FOR THE WEEKEND26.09.2014
It has been a little while since we have published on the Technology Transfer Block Exemption on this blog (our last...Read more
Huawei v ZTE: will the CJEU be first past the post on SEP policy….? HUAWEI V ZTE: WILL THE CJEU BE FIRST PAST THE POST ON SEP POLICY….?23.09.2014
The Huawei v ZTE CJEU (C-170/13) oral hearing took place on 11September 2014.
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The CJEU serves up a little common sense in Cartes Bancaires? THE CJEU SERVES UP A LITTLE COMMON SENSE IN CARTES BANCAIRES?15.09.2014
Sophie blogged a wee* while ago on the Opinion of AG Wahl in Cartes Bancaires, of interest because it discussed the...Read more
“…hard cases make bad law …” – round table discussion on Intellectual Property and Competition “…HARD CASES MAKE BAD LAW …” – ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION11.09.2014
As you may have gathered by now, on this blog we are a little obsessed by the topic of Intellectual Property and how...Read more
Nespresso finalises its competition commitments in France – but at what price for innovation? NESPRESSO FINALISES ITS COMPETITION COMMITMENTS IN FRANCE – BUT AT WHAT PRICE FOR INNOVATION?10.09.2014
I wrote on this blog (here) about commitments offered by Nespresso to the French Competition Authority (FCA) a few...Read more
Innovation and Intellectual Property – a controversy?” INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – A CONTROVERSY?”05.09.2014
Earlier this year I posted a blog relating to competition innovation and intellectual property rights. One of the...Read more
Brazil joins the ‘pay-for-delay’ party BRAZIL JOINS THE ‘PAY-FOR-DELAY’ PARTY29.08.2014
Many of our pharma-themed blog posts have focused on the actions that European and US regulators have been taking in...Read more
The CMA’s plan for IP THE CMA’S PLAN FOR IP11.08.2014
On 1 April 2014, on the first day of its operation, the CMA published its Annual Plan 2014/15. At the end of July,...Read more
Year of the Phoenix (aka EU/US competition cases reigniting in China) YEAR OF THE PHOENIX (AKA EU/US COMPETITION CASES REIGNITING IN CHINA)06.08.2014
2007-09: European Commission investigates Qualcomm for possible abuse of a dominant position in relation to...Read more
‘Care’-ful with know-how and trade marks ‘CARE’-FUL WITH KNOW-HOW AND TRADE MARKS23.07.2014
Recent developments (in particular the Motorola / Samsung decisions relating to the use of standard essential...Read more
Competition, innovation and DG Comp – in the mainstream press (or at least the Wall Street Journal) COMPETITION, INNOVATION AND DG COMP – IN THE MAINSTREAM PRESS (OR AT LEAST THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)09.07.2014
Some of you may remember that a couple of months ago I posted on this blog some thoughts about how competition...Read more
Fast track CAT injunctions FAST TRACK CAT INJUNCTIONS26.06.2014
Earlier this month, I attended an interesting lecture at the Law Society given by Mr Justice Roth, President of the...Read more
ZTE files competition complaint against Vringo with the EuropeanCommission
ZTE FILES COMPETITION COMPLAINT AGAINST VRINGO WITH THE EUROPEANCOMMISSION
20.06.2014
ZTE has this week announced that it has made a formal competition complaint to the European Commission, asking it...Read more
Competition law issues in commercial contracts COMPETITION LAW ISSUES IN COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS04.06.2014
Rosemary Choueka recently recorded a webinar on general competition law issues in commercial contracts.Read more
Bifurcation at the UPC – competition policy squeezes and the scopefor trolls
BIFURCATION AT THE UPC – COMPETITION POLICY SQUEEZES AND THE SCOPEFOR TROLLS
02.06.2014
Patent litigation practitioners in the courts of England & Wales are not generally known for their love of...Read more
Competition law & IP licensing agreements COMPETITION LAW & IP LICENSING AGREEMENTS22.05.2014
Following on from yesterday’s post, I recently recorded another webinar for MBL which will be streamed live from...Read more
Recent developments in the TMT sector and competition law RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TMT SECTOR AND COMPETITION LAW21.05.2014
For those of you interested in having an overview of recent developments relating to the TMT sector and competition...Read more
Reckitt Benckiser reduces its competition law heartache in the UK / takes some of its own medicine RECKITT BENCKISER REDUCES ITS COMPETITION LAW HEARTACHE IN THE UK / TAKES SOME OF ITS OWN MEDICINE19.05.2014
Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to settle some more of the follow on claims it is facing since being fined by the OFT...Read more
The revised technology transfer regime: is there more to patents thantheir validity?
THE REVISED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REGIME: IS THERE MORE TO PATENTS THANTHEIR VALIDITY?
08.05.2014
Reviewing the new TTBER and accompanying Guidelines in their first week in effect, two of us ended up having...Read more
“Technological predation” – part II “TECHNOLOGICAL PREDATION” – PART II24.04.2014
It seems that my recent post on “predatory technology / innovation” has touched a nerve.Read more
Another collecting society has competition law concerns… ANOTHER COLLECTING SOCIETY HAS COMPETITION LAW CONCERNS…17.04.2014
Further to recent ramblings on the ‘Czech Spa’ case, I thought I’d quickly mention another collecting society...Read more
Predatory technology – a viable antitrust concept? PREDATORY TECHNOLOGY – A VIABLE ANTITRUST CONCEPT?14.04.2014
A case announced in the US earlier this month could have been designed to tick as many 'topical' boxes as possible,...Read more
Online advertising restrictions in the spotlight again ONLINE ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AGAIN03.04.2014
Following on from the Roma-branded Mobility Scooters case earlier this year, the OFT has announced a second decision...Read more
University spin-out merger decision: lessons to be learned UNIVERSITY SPIN-OUT MERGER DECISION: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED02.04.2014
University spin-out merger decision: lessons to be learnedRead more
Object restrictions on the menu OBJECT RESTRICTIONS ON THE MENU28.03.2014
Many AG opinions are just a forgettable ‘entremet’ between the General Court hors d’oeuvre and the main course...Read more
US judge questions illegality of seeking an injunction US JUDGE QUESTIONS ILLEGALITY OF SEEKING AN INJUNCTION27.03.2014
The FTC Commissioner Wright’s viewpoint has recently been echoed by Paul Michel, a former chief judge of the...Read more
BREAKING NEWS – New EU Technology Transfer Regulation and Guidelines BREAKING NEWS – NEW EU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REGULATION AND GUIDELINES21.03.2014
The European Commission has announced that it has adopted a revised technology transfer block exemption regulation...Read more
Pay-for-delay: an article on recent-ish developments PAY-FOR-DELAY: AN ARTICLE ON RECENT-ISH DEVELOPMENTS19.03.2014
Those of you who are following developments in the Commission’s ‘pay-for-delay’ investigations may find my...Read more
The FRAND debate: is the tide turning? THE FRAND DEBATE: IS THE TIDE TURNING?18.03.2014
The outspoken FTC Commissioner, Joshua D. Wright, recently made a speech where he spoke out against the FTC’s...Read more
Collusion in the standard-setting context – are we likely to seeclaims in the EU?
COLLUSION IN THE STANDARD-SETTING CONTEXT – ARE WE LIKELY TO SEECLAIMS IN THE EU?
17.03.2014
I was interested to read elsewhere in the blogosphere about a current US antitrust case concerning the selection of...Read more
Five interesting things you might not have spotted about Case C-351/12, OSA (AKA the “Czech Spa” case) FIVE INTERESTING THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SPOTTED ABOUT CASE C-351/12, OSA (AKA THE “CZECH SPA” CASE)12.03.2014
A Czech spa provided guests with music, but without having entered into a licence with the Czech collecting society,...Read more
Competition, innovation and IP – a modest proposal COMPETITION, INNOVATION AND IP – A MODEST PROPOSAL28.02.2014
Competition, innovation and IP – a modest proposalRead more
Divisive divisionals – more on the Consiglio di Stato Pfizerjudgment
DIVISIVE DIVISIONALS – MORE ON THE CONSIGLIO DI STATO PFIZERJUDGMENT
26.02.2014
Courtesy of our friend Daniela Ampollini of Trevisan Cuonzo, we have now seen an unofficial translation of the...Read more
Global convergence on pharma deals close to patent expiry GLOBAL CONVERGENCE ON PHARMA DEALS CLOSE TO PATENT EXPIRY20.02.2014
I have noticed a couple of recent developments which seem indicative of increasing global convergence on conduct...Read more
Consiglio di Stato reinstates Pfizer €10.7 million Xalatan/latanoprost fine CONSIGLIO DI STATO REINSTATES PFIZER €10.7 MILLION XALATAN/LATANOPROST FINE19.02.2014
Those of you following this case might be interested to read this post by Daniela Ampollini of Trevisan &...Read more
Teva/Cephalon merger decision – no reason to nod off TEVA/CEPHALON MERGER DECISION – NO REASON TO NOD OFF18.02.2014
Sophie Lawrance explores Teva / Cephalon merger decision – no reasonto nod off.
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HTC v Nokia (UK) – no case for exhaustion…. HTC V NOKIA (UK) – NO CASE FOR EXHAUSTION….17.02.2014
The patent dispute between HTC and Nokia (which recently settled - days before the ITC was due to rule on the first...Read more
Technology licensing: adapting to the EU’s new regime – update TECHNOLOGY LICENSING: ADAPTING TO THE EU’S NEW REGIME – UPDATE14.02.2014
Last night, we held our eagerly awaited roundtable discussion: “Technology licensing: adapting to the EU’s...Read more
Last orders at the OFT….. LAST ORDERS AT THE OFT…..13.02.2014
Of particular interest to us UK based competition lawyers, today is the last day of trading for the UK’s Office of...Read more
Elevated liability for cartelists? ELEVATED LIABILITY FOR CARTELISTS?31.01.2014
On 30 January 2014 Advocate-General Kolkott delivered her opinion in Kone AG and Others (C-557/12).Read more
“Les génériques dangereuses”: denigration and other recent pharma sector competition issues in France “LES GÉNÉRIQUES DANGEREUSES”: DENIGRATION AND OTHER RECENT PHARMA SECTOR COMPETITION ISSUES IN FRANCE31.01.2014
Last year the French Competition Authority (FCA) issued a decision fining Sanofi-Aventis for abusing a dominant...Read more
Smart tactics in the smartphone war? SMART TACTICS IN THE SMARTPHONE WAR?30.01.2014
Google bought Motorola in 2012 and paid an astounding $12.5 billion. At the time of sale, Motorola had $3 billion of...Read more
Actavis leaves scope for dissent ACTAVIS LEAVES SCOPE FOR DISSENT30.01.2014
I noted with interest that the long-standing differences of opinion between US District Courts about the antitrust...Read more
Litigation update
LITIGATION UPDATE
24.01.2014
Companies in sectors where IP and innovation are important often find themselves embroiled in litigation – and...Read more
Reckitt Benckiser still suffering competition law heartache in the UK RECKITT BENCKISER STILL SUFFERING COMPETITION LAW HEARTACHE IN THE UK17.01.2014
In 2010, the OFT fined Reckitt Benckiser £10.2 million for abusing a dominant position, following an investigation...Read more
Developments in the CC’s private healthcare market investigation inthe UK
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CC’S PRIVATE HEALTHCARE MARKET INVESTIGATION INTHE UK
16.01.2014
The Competition Commission (CC) today published its provisional decision on remedies to address features of the...Read more
The OFT tackles restrictions on the online availability of medicaldevices
THE OFT TACKLES RESTRICTIONS ON THE ONLINE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICALDEVICES
14.01.2014
In August 2013, the OFT issued its decision in the Roma-branded Mobility Scooters case. This arose from an OFT...Read more
Territorial licensing in the spotlight (again) TERRITORIAL LICENSING IN THE SPOTLIGHT (AGAIN)13.01.2014
The European Commission announced today that it has launched a formal antitrust investigation into cross-border...Read more
New paper on ‘Injunctions for FRAND-pledged SEPs: the quest for an appropriate test of abuse under Article 102’ NEW PAPER ON ‘INJUNCTIONS FOR FRAND-PLEDGED SEPS: THE QUEST FOR AN APPROPRIATE TEST OF ABUSE UNDER ARTICLE 102’13.01.2014
For those particularly interested in the current industry debate about when it can be abusive to seek injunctions...Read more
Practice notes to note … PRACTICE NOTES TO NOTE …07.01.2014
The team has written practice notes which explore some of the complexities that IP create for competition law, the...Read more
Online (r)evolution: Bosch boshed by the Bundeskartellamt ONLINE (R)EVOLUTION: BOSCH BOSHED BY THE BUNDESKARTELLAMT06.01.2014
Following on from Pat Treacy’s post, the German competition authority on 23 December closed its investigation...Read more
On line (r)evolution? The prospects for selective distribution in aninternet future
ON LINE (R)EVOLUTION? THE PROSPECTS FOR SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION IN ANINTERNET FUTURE
20.12.2013
The application of competition law to online distribution models has been something of a theme for several...Read more
French Competition Authority fines Schering-Plough for abuse ofdominant position
FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY FINES SCHERING-PLOUGH FOR ABUSE OFDOMINANT POSITION
19.12.2013
The pharmaceutical sector has been the subject of considerable scrutiny in France following the initiation of a...Read more
Find a Patent: Intellectual Venture’s searchable portfolio FIND A PATENT: INTELLECTUAL VENTURE’S SEARCHABLE PORTFOLIO18.12.2013
Intellectual Ventures – arguably the world’s most infamous NPE with around 70,000 IP assets – has developed...Read more
CC investigation: private motor insurance & MFNs CC INVESTIGATION: PRIVATE MOTOR INSURANCE & MFNS17.12.2013
E-commerce businesses, motor-related or otherwise, should take a look at the discussion of MFN clauses in the...Read more
A step closer to consensus on the availability of injunctive relieffor an SEP?
A STEP CLOSER TO CONSENSUS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEFFOR AN SEP?
13.12.2013
The ever controversial issue of the availability of injunctive relief for FRAND-encumbered SEPs took centre stage at...Read more
The General Court dismissed appeal against Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype THE GENERAL COURT DISMISSED APPEAL AGAINST COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF MICROSOFT’S ACQUISITION OF SKYPE12.12.2013
The General Court dismissed appeal against Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, Sophie...Read more
Tough times ahead for patent trolls in the US as Innovation Act is passed by House of Representatives TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOR PATENT TROLLS IN THE US AS INNOVATION ACT IS PASSED BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES11.12.2013
On 5 December 2013, the US House of Representatives passed the Innovation Act (otherwise known as the Goodlatte...Read more
The 4th Patent Settlement Monitoring Report – what’s new andwhat’s not?
THE 4TH PATENT SETTLEMENT MONITORING REPORT – WHAT’S NEW ANDWHAT’S NOT?
10.12.2013
The 4th annual report on the Commission’s pharma patent monitoringexercise
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Almunia’s speech
ALMUNIA’S SPEECH
09.12.2013
Competition policy and its relationship with IP is the regulators’ topic of the moment. EU Commissioner Almunia...Read more
How efficient is the Commission at making decisions under Article 101(3)?
HOW EFFICIENT IS THE COMMISSION AT MAKING DECISIONS UNDER ARTICLE 101(3)?
06.12.2013
Prof Whish gave a typically well-argued presentation designed to provoke the rehabilitation of Article 101(3) as a...Read more
Commission turns its attention to online sales COMMISSION TURNS ITS ATTENTION TO ONLINE SALES06.12.2013
In November 2013, Commissioner Almunia delivered a speech at the London School of Economics entitled “Competition...Read more
Another front in the telecoms ‘patent wars’: a novel type ofantitrust complaint
ANOTHER FRONT IN THE TELECOMS ‘PATENT WARS’: A NOVEL TYPE OFANTITRUST COMPLAINT
06.12.2013
An NPE, Cascades, has accused a group of handset manufacturers of entering into a collective ‘boycott’...Read more
The Commission clears Microsoft/Nokia merger THE COMMISSION CLEARS MICROSOFT/NOKIA MERGER06.12.2013
The European Commission unconditionally cleared the proposed purchase of Nokia’s smartphone arm by Microsoft. It...Read more
IBC Standards and Patents conference IBC STANDARDS AND PATENTS CONFERENCE05.12.2013
At the IBC Standards and Patent Conference in London on Wednesday (4 December) there were heated debates about FRAND...Read more
China has its say in the global F/RAND and SEP licensing debate CHINA HAS ITS SAY IN THE GLOBAL F/RAND AND SEP LICENSING DEBATE03.12.2013
A recent Chinese appeal court’s ruling is likely to have made quite an impression on those responsible for the...Read more
EU authorities coordinate in bringing investigations against Amazon toa close
EU AUTHORITIES COORDINATE IN BRINGING INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST AMAZON TOA CLOSE
03.12.2013
Given all that’s been happening on the competition/IP interface in recent months (and the aversion of most...Read more
High Court grants injunctions against Barclays in a non-FRANDcompetition case
HIGH COURT GRANTS INJUNCTIONS AGAINST BARCLAYS IN A NON-FRANDCOMPETITION CASE
05.11.2013
On 5 November, the High Court granted injunctions against Barclays in two curious cases concerning ‘refusals to...Read more
Virgin v Zodiac – what implications for the pharma sector? VIRGIN V ZODIAC – WHAT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PHARMA SECTOR?31.10.2013
Could the Supreme Court’s judgment lead to preliminary injunctions becoming a routine feature of UK litigation? An...Read more
Here cometh the CMA … HERE COMETH THE CMA …30.10.2013
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is now up and running, albeit in ‘shadow form’, and will...Read more
Alleged refusal to supply – when are measures against parallel tradeabusive?
ALLEGED REFUSAL TO SUPPLY – WHEN ARE MEASURES AGAINST PARALLEL TRADEABUSIVE?
30.10.2013
A recent High Court decision clarifies the circumstances in which the Court will compel pharmaceutical companies to...Read more
Every little bit helps: with luck, the new groceries code adjudicator will effect real change EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS: WITH LUCK, THE NEW GROCERIES CODE ADJUDICATOR WILL EFFECT REAL CHANGE15.10.2013
As the traditional quartet of the local butcher, baker, candlestick maker greengrocer and fishmonger has given way...Read more
US eBooks judgment: a view from across the Atlantic US EBOOKS JUDGMENT: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC17.09.2013
In July 2013, District Court Judge Denise Cote handed down a detailed judgment finding that Apple had conspired with...Read more
Maximising privilege in competition law matters MAXIMISING PRIVILEGE IN COMPETITION LAW MATTERS31.05.2013
Pat Treacy discusses competition law issues …Read more
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