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. 

EU Commission Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation

Here.

WTO TRIPS Council: US intervention on ACTA

Here (from KEI)

Bayer’s aspirin: a lasting success without patent and strong trademark protection

A. Strowel, here. 

Sekretariat WEKO eröffnet weitere Verfahren zur Nichtweitergabe von Währungsvorteilen

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

Web blocking gets real as court orders BT to implement

the1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Crisis Cartels

OECD Policy Roundtable, here. 

Library of Congress asks: how should we let you break DRM?

Arstechnica.com, here. 

PROPOSITION DE LOI relative à l'exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle

Sénat (France), ici. 

OFT's consultation on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases

Here. 

Italian Judge Denies Samsung Request to Ban iPhone 4S

Pcmag.com, here. 

Compatibility Of The Licensing Of Embedded Patents With Open Source Licensing Terms

I. Mitchell, S. Mason, here. 

Vivendi et Groupe Canal Plus ont renotifié à l'Autorité de la concurrence l'opération de rachat de TPS

Communiqué de presse, ici. 

Cloud-based digital rights and storage systems for movies

The Economist, here. 

On "obtain permission” buttons on mobile devices in the academic context

Paidcontent.org, here.

Of Lawsuits and Licensing: The Full Microsoft v. Android Story

DailyTech.com, here.

Competition and Innovation

M. Boldrin, J. Correa Allamand, D. Levine, C. Ornaghi, here.

The Tablet Revolution

Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism in collaboration with The Economist Group, here. 

Solvay annulled on right of access and right to be heard issues

Court of Justice, Judgments in Cases C-109/10 P Solvay SA v Commission and C-110/10 P  Solvay SA v Commission. 

Verantwortlichkeit eines Hostproviders (Blogspot) für einen das Persönlichkeitsrecht verletzenden Blog-Eintrag

BGH Urteil vom 25. Oktober 2011 - VI ZR 93/10, Pressemitteilung, Vorinstanz und Volltext.

Open strategies and innovation performance

A. Barge-Gil, here. 

Competition Policy & Financial Stability: Friends or Foes?

C. Hanley, A. Rae, paper and presentation. 

What Happened to Competition Policy (in Ireland)?

D. McFadden, J. Evans,  presentation and paper. 

Open Standards, patent thickets and antitrust conflicts in the information technology market

Carlo Piana, Trento University, Economics Faculty, October 26, 2011, Room 2C, 4 pm. 

Bruselas investiga un posible pacto entre Johnson & Johnson y Novartis

europaexpress.es, aquì.

Deutsche Content Allianz kritisiert Stillstand des Bundesjustizministeriums bei der Urheberrechtsreform

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

8 Principles of Behavioural Economics mind-mapped

J.Ahye, here. 

Market investigation reference to the UK CC of the supply of statutory audit services

OFT, here.

Hadopi : le Conseil d'Etat rejette les recours du FDN et d'Apple

www.zdnet.fr, ici. 

On Viacom v. YouTube: Protect innovators, not copyright lawyers

M. Lemley, here. 

Microsoft sued in the US for monopoly abuse by Israeli firm

Reuters.com, here. 

The newsonomics of Piano Media

Niemanlab, here. 

The Future of Law and Economics: Essays by Ten Law School Scholars

D. Baird, here. 

Anticompetitive Innovation and the Quality of Invention

A.Devlin, M.Jacobs, here. 

LG Stuttgart: Elektronische Zugänglichmachung an Fernhochschule

Urteil vom 17.10.2011, Az. 17 O 671/10, hier (Telemedicus)

Fourth Amended Authors Guild v. Google complaint

Here.

Copyright Infrastructure In The Digital Age: Raising Awareness At WIPO

www.ip-watch.org, here. 

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on customs enforcement of intellectual property right

Here.

Hearing in CISAC v. Commission

Chillingcompetition, here. 

Private Copying and Fair Compensation: An empirical study of copyright levies in Europe

M.Kretschmer, here. 

Supreme Court of Canada Stands Up for the Internet: No Liability for Linking

M. Geist, here

Mario Monti: Reboot Europe through the Single Market

www.europeantransportforum.eu, here

Off-grid energy study

OFT, here.

EU Commission confirms inspections in suspected cartel in the sector of Euro interest rate derivatives

Press Release, here.

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. 

PROCEDURE SELETTIVE LEGA CALCIO 2010/11 E 2011/12: AGCM RIAPRE IL PROCEDIMENTO

Bollettino 39/2011, p. 5 ss.

Industrial Competitiveness: "An Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era"

EU Commission, here. 

Sports Business and Multisided Markets: Towards a New Analytical Framework?

O. Budzinski, M. Satzer, here. 

Canada: Monopolisation

K. Ackhurst and D. Gascon, here. 

United States and European Union Antitrust Agencies Issue Revised Best Practices for Coordinating Merger Reviews

Here. 

Les programmes de conformité aux règles de concurrence : Expériences étrangères

Autorité de la Concurrence, ici.

U.S. judge says Samsung tablets infringe Apple patents

reuters.com, here.

Bill introduced to NZ Parliament to deter hard-core cartel behaviour

Here.

WIPO Second Survey on Voluntary Registration and Deposit Systems

Here. 

The Court of Justice Speaks On Licensing Of Satellite Broadcasting

T. Graf, here. 

EU Commission approves the acquisition of Cephalon by Teva, subject to conditions

Press Release, here

Quand la Norvège ne s'inspire pas de l'Hadopi

pcimpact.com, ici. 

Books in the 21st century

N. Kroes, here

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

Here.

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. 

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. 

Online and Overexposed: Consumer Privacy, the FTC, and the Rise of the Cyberazzi

J. Leibowitz, here. 

EU Cartel Statistics

Here. 

UK High Court rules computer simulations can obtain patent protection

Out-Law.com, here. 

Competition and Sport

Background paper prepared by Professor S. Szymanski for the OECD Secretariat. here.

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES IN THE NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EUROPE

M. Cave, OECD Hearing on Net Neutrality, here. 

THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

OECD,  Issues Note by the Secretariat, here. 

Twitter Will Get “Tweet” Trademark, Settles Lawsuit

WSJ, here. 

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

Press Release. 

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

Decision and Order, News Release. 

Russia investigates possible antitrust abuses by TNK-BP, Bashneft

Platts.com, here.

Digital Monopolies A Bigger Threat Than Piracy, Says Miramax CEO

torrentfreak.com, here.

Opinion on the compatibility of ACTA with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

D. Korff, I.Brown, here.

ICN Blog: Update on Brazil

Here.

LG Stuttgart entscheidet in Rechtsstreit zur Reichweite des § 52 a UrhGv

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier.

PEER Behavioural Research: Authors and Users vis-à-vis Journals and Repositories

J. Fry, S. Probets, C. Creaser, H. Greenwood, V. Spezi, S. White, here. 

Kartellrechtsforum Frankfurt – Entwurf eines Leitfadens zur Marktbeherrschung in der Fusionskontrolle

J. Zöttl (Kartellblog), hier. 

Ownership Unbundling of Gas Transmission Networks – Empirical Evidence

C. Growitsch, M. Stronzik, here. 

“In order to fight copyright infringements, ISPs may be asked to render specific websites inaccessible to their subscribers”

P. Laurent, here.

WIPO Assemblies on access to copyrighted works by persons with print disabilities

From the WIPO Press Release

Belgisches Berufungsgericht entscheidet: Zugangssperre zu The Pirate Bay

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier.

Premier bilan de l’Hadopi: attendre encore, réformer l’outil ou le mettre à la “poubelle”?

A. Strowel, ici.

US Supreme Court declines to hear second-hand software case

Techdirt, here.

HathiTrust and the Litigation Path

K.Crews, here.

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. 

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

Google’s Eric Schmidt expounds on his Senate testimony

Washingtonpost.com, here

Verlegerverbände begrüßen Amazons Tablet als Gegenpol zu Apples iPad

Heise.de, hier.

Firm's damages from antitrust & abuse of dominant position investigations

P. Fotis, here.

Services of General Economic Interest reform: Presenting the draft legislation

J. Almunia, here.