Author: 21st Century Competition

US: Dykema taps antitrust lawyer for IP unit (Competition Policy International)

Dykema Gossett PLLC announced Thursday that it has chosen its new director of its Intellectual Property Department.

Antitrust lawyer Allan Gabriel has been tapped for the position. Gabriel, who has been with Dykema since 2007, also focuses his practice on patent, copyright infringement, and other areas.

According to reports, Dykema has focused …read more

EU: Commission asked to intervene in YouTube, indie label row (Competition Policy International)

A music trade association has reportedly asked the European Commission to intervene in a dispute between small music labels and Google-owned YouTube, claiming that agreements YouTube forces upon those labels for participation in its new music streaming service are anticompetitive.

YouTube announced last week plans to launch its new music streaming …read more

What Is Competition Law?: A Few Interesting, Frequent and Important Competition & Advertising Law Questions – Part III (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 26, 2014

Several days ago I posted several short notes discussing a few of the more interesting, frequent and important competition and advertising law questions I’ve received over the past few years (see: here and here).

Today I thought I would write one more with …read more

New Publications: Competition Bureau Issues Final Communication During Inquiries Bulletin (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 26, 2014

Earlier today Canada’s Competition Bureau announced that it had finalized its new Communication During Inquiries Bulletin. The Bulletin had been the subject of public consultations late last year.

While the new Bulletin, like all of the Bureau’s various types of guidelines, is not …read more