by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, a close ally to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has shut down calls for European officials to break up Google to curb the company’s dominance, according to reports. In an interview, de Maiziere responded to...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
Fourth place wireless operator T-Mobile is reportedly preparing a backup plan should its alleged plans to merge with third-place rival Sprint fall through. T-Mobile is said to be eying spectrum from smaller competitors, an unnamed source said, even though the company...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
Chinese telecommunications conglomerate ZTE has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against patent aggregator Vringo, accusing the US firm of licensing its patents on unfair financial terms. ZTE first announced its filing on Wednesday, arguing that...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission quietly released a competition policy brief earlier this month to elaborate on the application of two recent patent cases to the competition regulator’s policy on Intellectual Property. In the release, the Commission elaborates on how two...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
The world’s top cartel researcher John Connor, has been awarded the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement, according to reports. The award, presented at the American Antitrust Institute’s Annual Conference held earlier this week in Washington, was...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 18, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission has reportedly sent letters to various companies that have filed complaints against the proposed settlement between Google and competition regulators, revealing that part of the agreement is to establish an external antitrust monitor to oversee...
