by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission is reportedly facing a lawsuit by dozens of German companies for the regulator’s investigation into the state’s green energy program. Fifty companies are reportedly suing the Commission for its decision to probe Germany’s tax...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Android is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit targeting its operating system, reports say, as Android owner Google reportedly filed a motion in court late last week. A class action was filed against Google in May claiming that Google unfairly licenses Android to...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Germany could soon label Google a utility and regulate the company as such, according to reports. The nation’s Federal Cartel Office has reportedly drawn up a proposal to handle the growing dominance of Google and other tech leaders and, among the draft,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
As the deadline expires for the public to submit comment to the Federal Communications Commission regarding proposed Internet regulation rules, former FCC chief Robert M. McDowell has penned an op-ed in The Washington Post to weigh-in. McDowell, who served as FCC...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
In a recent post on the diluted legality of competition law I voiced out the view that our discipline could partly be losing its last name, a development for which I blamed a number of factors. However, some developments in the past few weeks have led me …read...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco last week upheld the price fixing convictions of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer AU Optronics (AUO), its U.S. subsidiary, and two company executives. The appellate court also affirmed a...
