Category: Global Blogs

US: Microsoft, Samsung feud over Nokia buyout heats up (Competition Policy International)

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, a move that is heating up a disagreement between the two over patent royalty payments.

According to reports, Microsoft and Samsung signed a contract in which Samsung agreed to pay patent royalties to Microsoft. But after Microsoft’s decision to acquire Nokia’s …read more

SD3 v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc. – District Judge Axes Complaint Alleging Table Saw Safety Standards Conspiracy (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

The pen may be mightier than the sword, but not necessarily mightier than the table saw. On July 15, 2014, in SD3 v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-191 (E.D. Va.), District Judge Claude M. Hilton dismissed antitrust claims by SD3 and Sawstop against several manufacturers of …read more

Two UPC Resellers Settle FTC Invitation to Collude Investigation (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

On July 28, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission accepted, subject to final approval, settlements with InstantUPCCodes.com (“Instant”) and Nationwide Barcode (“Nationwide”), two of the leading barcode resellers, and their principals, Jacob Alifraghis and Philip Peretz, who operate Instant and Nationwide, respectively. In its complaints, the FTC alleged that the …read more