Monday, October 31, 2011

WTO TRIPS Council: Ecuador questions the European Union on Italian compulsory licenses

KEI, here.

Google exerts influence through others

Bloomberg Businessweek, here

Rules for Growth: Promoting Innovation and Growth Through Legal Reform

R. Litan , Y. Benkler , H. Butler , J. Clippinger , R. Cook-Deegan , R. Cooter , A. Edlin , N. Garnett , R. Gilson , O. Goodenough , G. Hadfield , M. Lemley , F. Partnoy , G. Priest , L. Ribstein , C. Sabel , P. Schuck , H. Scott, R. Scott , A. Stein , V. Stodden , J. Tyler III , A. Viard and B. Wittes, here

Aktuelle Auseinandersetzung zwischen Apple, Samsung und anderen IT-Anbietern.

TAZ.de, hier

Emerging Theories of Competitive Harm in Merger Enforcement

T. Rosch, D. Tucker, here

Governing Bad Behavior by Users of Multi-Sided Platforms

D. Evans, here

MPAA Lists “Notorious” Pirate Sites To U.S. Government

torrentfreak.com, here

Bank Competition in the EU: How Has It Evolved?

L. Weill, here

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A United States Perspective on Cartel Enforcement

S. Hammond, here (thanks to Kartellblog). 

THE EX-POST EVALUATION OF TWO MERGER DECISIONS


L.Aguzzoni, E. Argentesi, P. Buccirossi, L. Ciari, T. Duso, M. Tognoni, C. Vitale, here.

Finland: Copyright Management Organization abused its Dominant Position

ECN Brief 04/2011, here

EU addresses orphan works and 'out-of-commerce' books and journals

C. Scollo Lavizzari, A. Myburgh, here

On the interpretation of ‘human embryo’ as of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Court of Justice of the European Union, Judgment in Case C-34/10
Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace e.V., Press Release and Judgment

Report on online gambling in the Internal Market

European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Rapporteur: Jürgen Creutzmann, here

Bundeskartellamt verhängt Millionengeldbußen gegen Hersteller von Instant-Cappuccino

Pressemeldung, hier

On the resale of MP3s and other digital download music and video files: ReDigi

the1709blog.blogspot.com, here

Liberalizar los colegios profesionales para crear más competencia en la economía

Expansion.com, aquì.

An Antitrust Framework for Climate Change

M. Carrier, here.

Regional Agreements of Developing Jurisdictions: Unleashing the Potential

M. Gal, I. Faibish, here

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Amicus Brief: AAI Opposes Restrictions on Foreign Reach of Sherman Act (Minn-Chem v. Agrium)

Europa-Abgeordnete drängen auf rasche Reform der Verwertungsgesellschaften

Heise.de, hier

Competition in professions - 10 years on. The Liberalisation of Professions and Consumer Empowerment

P. Collins, here.

Informe sobre las relaciones entre fabricantes y distribuidores en el sector alimentario

CNC, aquì.

ACCC appeals Google decision on misleading advertisements

News Release, here

Steve Jobs patent enables Apple to shut down any new Android product in Australia

fosspatents.blogspot.com, here

Ban on internet sales amounts to a restriction on competition by object, unless objectively justifiied

Court of Justice of the European Union, Case C-439/09, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence, here

Apple wins Samsung tablet ban in Australian court

Reuters.com, here

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

That Didn't Take Long: Amazon Sued For Patent Infringement For New Kindle Fire Tablet

Techdirt.com, here.

Indagine conoscitiva sul settore dell’assicurazione di autoveicoli

A. Catricalà, qui

Deutscher Journalisten-Verband kritisiert Vorstoß aus CDU/CSU für ein »faires Urheberrecht«

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier

Buchbranche fürchtet Einfluss der Piraten

Heise.de, hier. 

Six Provocations for Big Data

D.Boyd, K.Crawford, here

Independent rail regulators are key to competitive rail services

European Parliament, here

Dutch ruling sends intermediary liability back to the 90s

technollama.co.uk, here

Bookshare Passes 150,000 Student Members & 125,000 Titles

Teleread.com, here

Medicines Patent Pool Signs Deal With Indian Generics Producer

ip-watch.org, here

EU Commission imposes € 8.9 million fine in banana cartel

Press Release, here

Monday, October 10, 2011

The Economist on Software Patents

Difference Engine: Programmed nonsense, here

EXCESSIVE PRICES

OECD Secretariat, Background Paper, here

The economics of compliance

M. Bennett, presentation.

Getting personal: Managers' liability for competition law breaches: a UK perspective

L. Guttuso, presentation

WIPO STUDY ON PATENTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

WIPO Secretariat, here

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS: TRANSPARENCY ISSUES IN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

OECD, here

WIPO STUDY ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN EXHAUSTION OF INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS AND COMPETITION LAW

WIPO Secreteriat, here

Opération de concentration entre coopératives agricoles autorisée sous réserve d'engagements

Communiqué, ici

Energy markets: Commission welcomes adoption of new rules on wholesale electricity and gas trading

Competition Enforcement Capacity Building and Competition Advocacy

J. Fingleton, here

UNITAID 3rd Consultative Forum; Nineteen IP recommendations

KEI, here

Canada: New Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Here

Europe 1 – Premier League 0

B. Hugenholtz, here

Benzinpreise – Marktmacht, Preissetzung und Konsequenzen

Arbeitskreis Kartellrecht, Bundeskartellamt, Thesenpapier und drei Vorträge

FTC Requires Sale of Generic Cancer Pain Drug and Muscle Relaxant as Conditions of Teva’s $6.8 Billion Acquisition of Cephalon

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Assicurazioni: multe per oltre 13 milioni a tre imprese e a un’agenzia plurimandataria per intesa restrittiva della concorrenza

I731, qui.

Administrability and business certainty in abuse of dominance enforcement: an economist’s review of the South African record

S. Roberts, here

Competition legislation and policy – is it necessary in a developing economy?

L. du Plessis, J. Lurie and A. van Buuren, here.

Heal the World-Competition law and public interest issues

L. Morphet, A. Konstant, here

AIME v. Regents of the University of California


UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, No. CV 10-9378 CBM (MANx), here.

How to deal with Chinese State-owned Enterprises under the EU Merger Regulation?

F. Depoortere, here

On licences for the broadcasting of football matches granting territorial exclusivity in the EU

Cases C-403/08 and C-429/08, Football Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure and Others; Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd, Judgment and Press Release

The Antitrust Economics of Free

D. Evans, here

Should Regulators Treat Google Like Standard & Poor's?

M. Patterson in Forbes, here

Golan v. Holder: A Look at the Constraints Imposed by the Berne Convention

D. Gervais, here

Retrograde Antitrust Analysis is No Fit for Google

J.Wright, here.

Competition Policy and the Patent System

Chap. 4, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here.

Harm to Competition or Innovation; Remedies

Chap. 3, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here

Competition Policy and the Scope of Intellectual Property Protection

Chap.1, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here

Putin Pledges to Follow Gazprom Antitrust Inquiry

NYT, here

Monday, October 03, 2011

Video on Workshop on China's Anti-Monopoly Law and Enforcement

2011 Spring Meeting American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, here.

In praise of chaos - Governments’ attempts to control the internet should be resisted

The Economist, here

Ouverture à la concurrence des transports ferroviaires

Autorité de la Concurrence,
Avis n° 11-A-15 du 29 septembre 2011 sur un projet de décret relatif aux gares de voyageurs et autres infrastructures de services du réseau ferroviaire
Avis n° 11-A-16 du 29 septembre 2011 relatif au projet de séparation des comptes de l’activité gares de voyageurs au sein de la SNCF

Will Two Roads Still Diverge? Private Enforcement of Antitrust Law is Getting Harder in the United States. But Europe May be Making it Easier

A. Foer, E. Schultz, here

STUDY ON THE ANTI-COMPETITIVE ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: SHAM LITIGATION

IPEA, here.

Empowering and Protecting Consumers Consultation: OFT Response

Here

ACTA: Meeting U.S. Objectives

The Office of the United States Trade Representative, here