Tag: Commentary Elsewhere

Worldwide Competition Database is Up and Running

Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Worldwide Competition Database is Up and Running “Posted by William E. Kovacic, Marianela Lopez-Galdos & Elisa Ramundo, GW Competition Law Center The George Washington Law School Competition Law Center has created a Worldwide Competition Database containing a unique compilation of data on existing competition systems. The database…”

Flatline

Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Chillin’Competition: Flatline “I recently had the opportunity to sift through the recent case-law of the Court. The CJEU ruling in Allianz Hungary, C-32/11 stands out. Our Lords again blurred the object/effect distinction. The Court held that “object” restrictions can be established by proof of anticompetitive effects: “§34. Accordingly, where the anti-competitive object of the agreement is established it is […]”

What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents

Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents “Jonathan Kanter (Cadwalader) notes What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents. ABSTRACT: These days, it is difficult to identify an antitrust issue that is generating more discussion than standard-essential patents. To some,…”

Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales

Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales “The OECD has released Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales. ABSTRACT: The OECD Competition Committee discussed vertical restraints for on-line sales in February 2013. This document includes an executive summary of that debate, a detailed summary of discussion and the documents…”