by 21st Century Competition | May 11, 2014 | Global Blogs
UK-based whiskey firm Whyte & Mackay has finally found a buyer after months in limbo following owner United Spirits’ agreement to divest the business in the wake of its Diageo merger. Whyte & Mackay will be soled to Philippines-based Emerador in a $729...
by 21st Century Competition | May 11, 2014 | Global Blogs
Computer technology conglomerate Oracle has taken a major step forward in its efforts to sue Google for about $1 billion over allegations of patent infringement, according to reports. An appellate court issued a victory to Oracle last Friday when it reversed an...
by 21st Century Competition | May 11, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 11, 2014 My colleague Andrei Mincov recently published a very interesting and innovative new book on intellectual property law, entitled The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Intellectual Property. Overview: Untypically for a book about law, this book...
by 21st Century Competition | May 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
A roundup of last week’s newsworthy job changes, agency hires and law firm openings across the antitrust world. May 5 – Apple founder Steve Jobs declared a ‘walking antitrust violation.’ May 5 – The founder of the Competition Commission...
by 21st Century Competition | May 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
Mircea and Partners The judgement in Commission v EnBW (C-365/12, 27 February 2014) has already awakened a lot of interest. The facts are very simple. EnBW, an energy-distribution company requires access to the cartel file documents related to the prosecution of a...
by 21st Century Competition | May 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
Antitrust expert Dr. Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz speaks with BNN about allegations some of the world’s largest banks colluded to manipulate the London gold fix, a story Abrantes-Metz played a key role in breaking. View the video below. Full content: BNN Want more...
