by 21st Century Competition | Jun 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
A number of interesting competition and advertising law developments caught my eye over the past couple days including: June 19th Anti-spam (CASL) law: Businesses scramble as anti-spam law draws near: Globe:...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 19, 2014 Globe Law and Business recently published a new international advertising law text entitled: International Advertising Law. Given that I work a lot in the Canadian advertising and marketing law areas, as well as the relative dearth of advertising and...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 19, 2014 | Global Blogs
Last Thursday’s ruling by the US Supreme Court regarding software patents is leaving questions for victims of patent troll abuse, according to reports. SCOTUS announced its ruling late last week that some patents in Alice Corp. vs. CLS Bank were invalid because...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 19, 2014 | Global Blogs
A federal judge has thrown out an antitrust lawsuit filed by various Florida auto repair shops against car insurers, dismissing claims that the insurers “illegally control and depress” repair costs at the harm of the repair shops. The glass repair shops accused dozens...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 19, 2014 | Global Blogs
Since the partnership between India-based Jet Airways and UAE-based Etihad Airways was announced last year, the venture has faced troublesome competition reviews. While India cleared the deal several months ago, reports say Singapore is now scrutinizing the deal. The...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 19, 2014 | Global Blogs
After Chinese authorities surprisingly rejected the proposed P3 alliance between the world’s three largest shipping container firms, one of those shipping firms, Maersk, is now looking for a fallback plan. Denmark-based Maersk spoke with reporters to discuss its...
