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.

Samsung Gives Apple Proposal to Resolve Australia Patent Dispute

Businessweek.com, here.

OFT consults on amendment to commitments offered in motor insurance case

Here.

EU COMPETITION LAW - ENFORCEMENT ELEMENTS FOR A DISCUSSION ON EFFECTIVENESS AND UNIFORMITY

L. Ortiz Blanco, A. Lamadrid de Pablo, here.

Goldman: Microsoft Is Getting $444 Million Annually From Android Patent Licenses

Businessinsider.com, here.

Italian Software Maker Contests Microsoft's Purchase of Skype

NYT, here.

Abuse of Collective Dominance Under the Competition Law of the Russian Federation

S. Avdasheva, N. Goreyko, R. Pittman, here. 

Amazon enters the tablet battle: It’s all about the shopping

M. Langeveld (NiemanLab), here. 

Public-Knowledge-Projektgründer plädiert für "Kultur des Teilens"

Heise.de, hier. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 faces further delays in Australia

itnews.com.au, here. 

Draft Opinion of the EP Committee on Culture and Education on the orphan works directive

S. Verheyen, Rapporteur, here.

Die Schweiz bekommt (vielleicht) ein schärferes Kartellrecht

Kartellblog, hier. 

Will the final whistle be blown on the exploitation of territorially exclusive sports media rights?

J. Walkey, P. O'Dowd, R. Eccles, here.

To beat Apple, Amazon's trying to be Apple

news.cnet.com, here.

Australian Optus ("cloud storage") dispute with AFL, NRL and Telstra scheduled for December

Here.

On patent infringement by farmers planting the progeny of genetically altered seeds covered by U.S. patents

MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC v. VERNON HUGH BOWMAN, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2010-1068, here. 

University of Michigan continues with its orphan works digitizing project

Teleread.com, here. 

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Published

Preserving the Open Internet; Final Rule, here. 

WIPO General Assembly: Live Webcast

Here, also for the archived videos. 

Apple: Samsung’s $100 Million 3G Request

blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime, here. 

Quick Guide to Collective Management of Text and Image based works

IFRRO, here. 

Apple has been denied the multi-touch trademark by Patent Office

9to5mac.com, here. 

Network Neutrality: The Global Dimension

P. Larouche, here. 

Cloud Computing in the EU Policy Sphere

J. Sluijs, P. Larouche, W. Sauter, here. 

US Seventh Circuit court of appeals on FTAIA’s limits on the Sherman Act’s reach

MINN-CHEM, INCORPORATED, et al., v. AGRIUM INCORPORATED, et al., No. 10-1712, here. 

With its Standout tag, Google News is giving publishers a new incentive to credit the competition

NiemanLab.org, here. 

Search Engines Searching for Trouble? Comparing Search Engine Operator Responsibility for Competitive Keyword Advertising Under EU and US Trademark Law

S.Kulk, here. 

Competition Issues in the Air Transport Sector

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here. 

POTENTIAL PRO-COMPETITIVE AND ANTICOMPETITIVE ASPECTS OF TRADE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here. 

EU Commission opens investigation in e-payment market

Press release here. 

Australian Court decision on Google clarifies misleading advertisements

ACCC's press release here, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Trading Post Australia Pty Ltd[2011] FCA 1086 here. 

LaMiaImpresaOnLine – Assoprovider segnala all’Antitrust

Qui.

Chinese Brands: Does Privatisation Matter?

IP Finance, here. 

CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE INVESTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO BID RIGGING AT PUBLIC FORECLOSURE AUCTIONS

US DoJ, here. 

REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS TO THE WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Here.

Is Android really free software?

R.Stallman, here. 

Datenschützer kritisieren Facebook-Neuerungen

Computerbase.de, here. 

ECJ on AdWords

Case C‑323/09, Interflora Inc. v Marks & Spencer plc, here.

Competition Issues in Trade Associations

US Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice, here, Spain's Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, here; OECD (Background Note), here.

A Keynote Speech at the Second BRICS International Competition Conference

Z. Bohua, here

French Court Orders French Competition Authority to Disclose Antitrust Investigation Documents

McDermott, here. 

Gartner Says Apple Will Have a Free Run in Tablet Market Holiday Season as Competitors Continue to Lag

Gartner, here. 

Opening up Europe: from Common Standards to Open Data

N.Kroes, here. 

Public enforcement and private damages actions in antitrust

J. Almunia, here

European MoU on Key Principles on the Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works

J.Axhamn, here.

El software de segunda mano irrumpe como negocio en España

CincoDias.com, aquì.

Top 10 Antitrust Fallacies to Watch for at Today’s Google Antitrust Hearing

B.Szoka, G. Manne, here.

L'Autorité de la concurrence retire la décision d'autorisation de le la fusion entre CANAL PLUS etTPS

Ici.

THE PRIVATE AND SOCIAL COSTS OF PATENT TROLLS

J. Bessen, J.Ford, M.Meurer, http://bit.ly/r5gMdy

Things You Should Care About in the New Patent Statute

M. Lemley, SSRN http://bit.ly/npAlsG

INFORME SOBRE EL FUNCIONAMIENTO DEL MERCADO DE MANTENIMIENTO DE ASCENSORES EN ESPAÑA

CNC, http://bit.ly/reFPCZ 

The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?

Senate Judiciary Committee - Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Right,  September 21, 2011, 2 pm (8 pm Trento time), here  and webcast.

Scrutinizing Google's Reign

NYTimes.com,  http://nyti.ms/mXS4ez

USTR White Paper On Trade In Medicines Raises Questions

 Intellectual Property Watch http://bit.ly/oIytB8. 

Recidivism Eliminated: Cartel Enforcement in the United States Since 1999

G. Werden , S. Hammond, B. Barnett, http://bit.ly/pWK0WK.

HathiTrust Suspends Its Orphan Works Release

Publishersweekly.com, http://bit.ly/mWtoze.

Margin Squeeze - What Next?

P. Palmigiano, video and presentation.

National Library of the Netherlands makes contract with Google public following Dutch Access to public sector information Act (WOB) request

http://bit.ly/phWD6i

Google and IBM do it again: Google Acquires over 1,000 Patents from IBM in August

SEO by the Sea http://bit.ly/niVXM5. 

The Interaction of Leniency Programmes and Actions for Damages

C. Cauffman, http://bit.ly/pR6ZSR (p. 181).

Judge Sets Schedule in Case Over Google’s Digital Library

NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/o1ZKI5

Universal / Deezer : le droit de la concurrence au dessus du droit d’auteur

Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, Ordonnance de référé 05 septembre 2011, ici (Legalis.net).

Privacy: From the Woods to the Weeds

J. Brill, here. 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV v Commission: failure to explain the reasons why the conduct of a subsidiary is attributed to the parent company

General Court of the European Union, Case T-234/07, here. 

Google - A big fish in the flight-search pond

The Economist, here. 

Seeking New Landscapes - A rights clearance study in the context of mass digitisation of 140 books published between 1870 and 2010

B. Stratton, here. 

The Right Thing - An authors’ rights handbook for journalists

International Federation of Journalists, here. 

Intel to Universities: No Patents, Please, Just Open Source

Innovationexcellence.com, here. 

RESOURCE PACKET ON ORPHAN WORKS: LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES

Association of Research Libraries, here. 

Non-Per Se Treatment of Buyer Price-Fixing in Intellectual Property Settings

H. Greene, here. 

Urteil im Geschmacksmuster-Rechtsstreit zwischen den Firmen Apple und Samsung

Landgericht Düsseldorf, 09.09.2011, 14c O 194/11, hier. 

Hargreaves' Testimony Before the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Video (1:40), here. 

Les trois dimensions de l'économie de la publication

Le Monde. fr, ici. 

Authors, Copyright, and HathiTrust

K.Crews, here.

International Trade and Intellectual Property Rights

K. de Gucht, here. 

The Orphan Wars

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Urheberrechtsnovelle Der „dritte Korb“ – ein „Korb“ ohne Boden?

G. Spindler, hier (S.4 f.)

Lawsuit Seeks the Removal of a Digital Book Collection

NYT, here. Complaint here. 

ICB’s recommendations on reforms to improve stability and competition in UK banking.

Here. 

Addressing Standards Creation: Divergence or Convergence Across the Atlantic?

T. Vinje, A. Van Rooijen and T.Cornell, here. 

A View from Austria: FAS Russia is one of the three best competition authorities in Europe

Here. 

Chinese Vitamin C Cartel: Illegal Conduct Not Compelled by Chinese Law

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, here.

Australian Competition Authority appeals Metcash merger Judgment

Press Release, here. 

The books business: Great digital expectations

The Economist, here.

Policy Objectives in Merger Control

J. Almunia, here

Test de marché des engagements proposés par Carrefour par rapport au contrat de franchise Carrefour Market

Ici