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