Category: Global Blogs

UK: Former exec challenges HP’s failed merger settlement (Competition Policy International)

A former executive at UK software firm Autonomy Corp is reportedly challenging Hewlett-Packard’s settlement of three lawsuits filed over HP’s failed takeover of Autonomy, reports say.

Sushovan Hussain filed a notice Monday slamming HP’s settlement as “collusive and unfair.” If approved, Hussain said, it would let the company “forever bury from …read more

US: Leob & Leob announce new IP member (Competition Policy International)

Law firm Leob & Leob LLP announced Monday that David Newman will join the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice, reports say.

Newman will join the firm in Chicago as senior counsel. Previously, the lawyer was at Arnstein & Lehr at its Intellectual Property Practice.

Reports say Newman has more than two …read more

Hong Kong: New Competition Commission names its leader (Competition Policy International)

Hong Kong’s new Competition Commission has announced its first chief executive office, reports say.

Stanley Wong will lead the new competition authority, the Commission said Monday. Wong will take his position on September 3.

Wong, who has worked with the European Commission and China’s National Development and Reform Commission, is currently practicing …read more

EU: Germany offers surprising support for Google deal (Competition Policy International)

While Google continues to face intense scrutiny within Germany, the latest reports say Germany’s competition authorities actually support the European Commission’s highly criticized settlement with the conglomerate.

According to reports, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office created a 42-page review of the EU settlement and found that the Commission has reached the limits …read more