Thursday, March 27, 2014

Apple, Publishers Battle New E-book Antitrust Claims

Publishersweekly.com, here

A Year in the Life of the Joint DOJ-PTO Policy Statement on Remedies for F/RAND Encumbered Standards-Essential Patents

R. Hesse, here

Network Industries Class

R. Picker, Syllabus here (Session Slides to be added).

Australia Accepts Indonesia WTO Dispute On Tobacco Packaging; Calls For Five Disputes To Be Joined

IP-Watch.org, here

OFT issues decision in mobility scooters sector

Oft.gov.uk, here

CJEU Allowed Website Blocking Injunctions With Some Reservations

Husovec.eu, here

CJEU: UPC Telekabel Wien

Case C-314/12, here.

Lawyers and economists arguing against car dealer protectionism in NJ Tesla case

Letter here

Consultation on a proposal to make a market investigation reference in respect of the supply and acquisition of energy in Great Britain

Ofgem, here.

New EU Technology Licensing Rules

CliffordChance.com, here.

Monday, March 17, 2014

WhatsApp founder says privacy concerns after Facebook buyout are 'unfounded'

TheVerge.com, here.

Enervit: impegni presentati all'AGCM

Testo degli impegni qui.

 In merito alla distribuzione online: autonomia nel determinare i prezzi di rivendita ma necessità di rispettare l’immagine il valore dei marchi di Enervit.

Recap of the Copyright Office’s Roundtables on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization

ARL Policy Notes, here.

MPs and open-data advocates slam postcode selloff

TheGuardian.com, here.

General insurance add-ons: Provisional findings of market study and proposed remedies

UK Financial Conduct Authority, here.

Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clauses

Oxera, Notes prepared for Direct Line Insurance Group plc (UK Competition Commission's private motor insurance market investigation), here (pp. 28-33) and  here (pp. 23-33).

Here's why Amazon Prime can afford to raise prices

TheVerge.com, here.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Garcia v. Google: Stanislavski and Meisner Pay a Visit to Copyright

R. Picker, here.

Patentholder on Breast Cancer Tests Denied Injunction in Lawsuit

NYTimes.com, here.
Opinion here.

Vertical agreements: a new priority in antitrust enforcement

Conference organized by the Italian Competition Authority (6 March 2014), Programme and Presentations here.

Google faces $5B antitrust fine in India — but this time it can't settle

Zdnet.com, here.

Exclusive rights in classical art works: the "armed David" case and Italian law

IPkat.com, here.

Distortions and Disincentives in Intellectual Property and Communications Law

Sixth Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law
Leeds, England - 2-3 July, 2014
Call for papers here

King my Candy, Crush my Heart: The Weird World of Trademark Registrations

Aaronsanderslaw.com, here.

How Can Software Interoperability Be Achieved Under European Competition Law and Related Regimes?

I. Graef, here.

DOJ responds to public comments on US Airways/American merger

DOJ, here.

Sharing Risk in Collective Actions

Competitionbulletin.com, here.

Review of banking for small and medium - sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK: Update on work to date

OFT, here.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

The European Union is grilling Apple and Google about free-to-play apps

The Verge.com, here.

Advocate General Opens Door to Umbrella Claims in Cartel Damages Cases

J. Van Acker, V. Lefever, here.

Regulatory Policy and Behavioural Economics

P. Lunn, here (read only)

The FTC at 100

R. Lande, here.

Humility, Institutional Constraints and Economic Rigor: Limiting the FTC’s Discretion

G. Manne, here.

Las patentes y la libre competencia: informe sobre el anteproyecto de ley de patentes

Brief of Amici Curiae Law, Business, and Economics Scholars in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, No. 13-298 (software patents)

Here.
See also FSF's Brief, here.

CJEU says that spas must pay copyright fees and that territorial monopoly of collecting societies is OK

IPKat, here.

Will the Supreme Court save us from software patents?

Washingtonpost.com, here.

Secret 'Innocence of Muslims' Order Caused Google to Go Ballistic

Hollywoodreporter.com, here.
Garcia v. Google here

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The Internet of Things: Building Trust to Maximize Consumer Benefits

J. Brill, here.

Apple officially appeals e-books antitrust ruling, asks for dismissal or retrial

Appleinsider.com, here. Appellate Opening Brief here (Scribd).

Uber kept new drivers off the road to encourage surge pricing and increase fares

TheVerge.com, here.

UK Government response to consultation on EU copyright rules

Here.

COMESA: new rules on merger control imminent

Iflr.com, here.

As Barnes & Noble Nook revenues slide 50%, the company says it’s launching another tablet

Gigaom.com, here.

Schweizer Firmen profitieren von Whatsapp-Übernahme

Nzz.ch, hier.

Flight Centre found guilty of anti-competitive behavior

Cch.com.au, here.Ruling here.

Archives and Copyright: Developing an Agenda for Reform

Create.ac.uk, here.

Facebook-WhatsApp Deal Risks Sparking Privacy Probes Across EU

Bloomberg.com, here.

Data protection authorities in Canada and The Netherlands on WhatsApp already here

Study on the Right of Making Available; Comments and Public Roundtable

US Copyright Office, here.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

AG Opinion in Kone: EU ‘Effectiveness’ Law Wades Further into National Civil Litigation

M. Marquis, here.

Facebook’s WhatsApp Deal Seen Avoiding U.S. Antitrust Challenge

Bloomberg.com, here.

Ruling dismissing on-line booking price parity class action claim in the US

Online Travel Company (OTC) Hotel Booking Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 12-cv-3515-B, 18 February 2014, here.

Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Benetech.blogspot.ch, here.

Mexico's President Sends New Competition Bill to Congress

Nasdaq.com, here.

The EU Google Investigation: A Remedy In Search Of A Problem

T. Graf, Presentation here.

Review of the technology transfer rules – update after public consultation

A. Vernet, Presentation here.

German Antitrust Cases in the Internet Economy

S. Hossenfelder, Presentation here.

Preishoheit von den Buchungsplattformen zurückholen

Hier (Schweiz) ;
hier (Österreich)
 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Getting lost in the new Google Maps

TheVerge.com, here.

Tobacco packaging and intellectual property law

Aclatterofthelaw.com, here.

FCC chair announces plan for new net neutrality rules

TheVerge.com, here.

Investigations of consummated and non-notifiable mergers

OECD Competition Committee, Contributions from US, EU, UK, D
Other contributions here.

Consultazione pubblica sulle Linee Guida della Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A per la commercializzazione in forma centralizzata dei diritti audiovisivi nelle Stagioni sportive 2015/16, 2016/17 e 2017/18

AGCM.it, here.

Patent Trolling — Why Bio & Pharmaceuticals are at Risk

R. Feldman, W.Nicholson Price II, here.

Leistungsschutzrecht: Verleger verbünden sich mit VG Media

Heise.de, hier.

U.S. judge dismisses price-fixing claim against hotels, websites

Reuters, here.see also Businessweek.com, here.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Forward - Looking Nature of Merger Analysis

D. Feinstein, here.

Contractual arrangements applicable to creators (in selected EU Member States)

Study for the European Parliament, here.

Die Benzinpreise schwanken stärker als je zuvor

FAZ.net, hier.

Linking to freely available content is not copyright infringement (challenging ramifications included)

TaylorWessing, here.

Thomson Reuters EU Antitrust Pact Challenged by Morningstar

Bloomberg.com/news, here

EU Secretary General’s decision on Privacy Surgeon’s DG-COMP appeal (Google Search)

PrivacySurgeon.org, here

CJEU on Hyperlinking: Svensson Reference

Press Release, C-466/12, here. Judgment here.
Why no Advocate General's opinion on these very delicate issues (despite mentioning AG Sharpston on the Curia website, - as noticed by IPkat) ?

Previous @wavesblog posts on hyperlinking here

When Competition Law Analysis Goes Wrong – The Italian Pfizer/Pharmacia Case

D. Geradin, here.

Europa setzt Standards für vernetzte Autos

Heise.de, hier.

La propriété des données, défi majeur du XXI e siècle

LesEchos.fr, ici.

Comcast Set to Acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion

NYTimes.com, here.

DOJ Proposes Remedy to Address Bazaarvoice’s Unlawful Acquisition of PowerReviews

Press Release, here.

Copyright and the Digital Economy

Final Report,  Australian Law Reform Commission, here.

Google's once-secret, restrictive Android license agreements with Samsung and HTC published

Fosspatents.com, here.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Public and Private Antitrust Enforcement in the United States

B. Baer, here.

A first reaction to AG Kokott's KONE Opinion (umbrella effects)

Howtocrackanut.blogspot.ch, here.

Yahoo-Yelp Partnership and “Coopetition” in Online Markets

D. O'Connor, here.

Copyright, Competition and Development

Max Planck Institute for IP and competition law for WIPO, here.

Taxation and Competition Policy

A. Gurría, here.

The Future of Fair Use After Google Books

J. Band, here.

Umbrella Liability For Price Fixing: Does The Forecast Call For More Damages In The EU And U.S.?

Antitrusttoday.com, here.

Apple Loses Bid to Delay Court-Ordered E-Books Antitrust Monitor

Businessweek.com, here.

Le Conseil d'État suspend le délai de 15 minutes pour les VTC

Ordonnance du 5 février 2014, SAS Allocab et autres
N° 374524, 374554, ici.

11. Considérant toutefois que le moyen tiré de ce que le simple fait d’accepter, pour un véhicule en circulation sur la voie publique, une réservation par téléphone ou par Internet en vue d’un départ aussi rapide que possible, ne fait pas partie des activités légalement réservées aux taxis et que, par suite, l’administration n’est pas fondée à justifier l’introduction d’un délai d’attente propre aux voitures de tourisme avec chauffeur par la nécessité de protéger l’exercice légal de la profession de taxi, est de nature, en l’état de l’instruction, à créer un doute sérieux sur le bien fondé du premier motif invoqué par l’administration  ;

12. Considérant, en second lieu, qu’il résulte de l’instruction, et notamment des échanges ayant eu lieu lors de l’audience publique, que le moyen tiré de ce que l’introduction d’un délai de quinze minutes entre la réservation d’une voiture de tourisme avec chauffeur et la prise en charge de son client n’aura aucun effet notable sur la fluidité du trafic est également, en l’état de l’instruction, de nature à créer un doute sérieux sur le bien fondé du second motif invoqué par l’administration ;

13. Considérant qu’il résulte de ce qui précède que, sans qu’il soit besoin d’examiner les autres moyens soulevés par les sociétés requérantes, le moyen tiré de ce que les dispositions du décret contesté qui introduisent, pour les voitures de tourisme avec chauffeur, un délai minimal de quinze minutes entre la réservation du véhicule et la prise en charge effective du client, portent à la liberté du commerce et de l’industrie une atteinte qui n’est ni nécessaire à un objectif d’intérêt général ni proportionnée à l’atteinte d’un tel objectif est, en l’état de l’instruction, de nature à créer un doute sérieux sur la légalité de ces dispositions.

V. aussi Avis du Conseil de la concurrence,Voitures de tourisme avec chauffeur (VTC), ici.

Private Enforcement Under EU Law: Abuse of Dominance and the Quantification of Lucrum Cessans

F. Maier-Rigaud, U. Schwalbe, here.

Nokia Releasing First Android Phone

Online.wsj.com, here.

Monday, February 10, 2014

English High Court concludes that terms of Luton Airport’s coach concession agreement are an unlawful abuse of its dominant position

Edwardswildman.com, here. Judgment here.

AAI Objects to Airline Merger Settlement

Fighting Corruption and Promoting Competition

D. Lewis, here.

Competition issues in the distribution of pharmaceuticals

P. Kanavos and O. Wouters, here.

Transplanting the Canadian UGC Exception to Hong Kong: Part 1

P. Yu, here.

UK Energy Secretary re British Gas dominance: a letter to regulators

BBC.co.uk, here.

Domain-Registrar haftet für Urheberrechtsverletzungen auf einer registrierten Seite

Heise.de, hier.

Italy: Consiglio di Stato reinstates original Pfizer Xalatan order

Thespcblog.blogspot.co.uk, here.

La Junta crea un grupo de reclamación por el pacto bancario sobre el euríbor

ElPais.com, aquì.

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Definition of Transaction for the Purpose of Merger Control Review

OECD Policy Roundtable, here.

“Human Rights” Protection for Corporate Antitrust Defendants: Are We Not Going Overboard?

A. Sánchez Graells, F. Marcos, here.

EU Directive on collective rights management approved by Parliament

Press release, here.

EU Commission to investigate cross-border pay-TV movie services – a new Murphy’s law?

Reedsmith.com, here.

Quantification of Antitrust Damages

F.Maier-Rigaud, U. Schwalbe, here.

Methods for Calculating Cartel Damages: A Servey

A.M. Doose, here.

Toward a European Directive on Damages Actions

F. Maier-Rigaud, here.

Moving Away from High-Level Theories: A Market-Driven Analysis of FRAND in the Context of Standardization

D. Geradin, here.

The Counterfactual Analysis in EU Merger Control

D. Geradin, I. Girgenson, here.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Handbook on European data protection law

FRA - EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, here.

Comments Received on Green Paper "Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy"

Here.

Gawker: Tarantino should blame himself for Hateful Eight script leak

TheGuardian.com, here.

Time to get Angry about Data Protection!

Paulbernal.wordpress.com, here.

Access to data protection remedies in EU Member States

FRA– European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, here.

Las indemnizaciones de daños derivadas del cártel del azúcar

F. Marcos, aquì.

Commentary to the Marrakesh Treaty on accessible format copies for the visually impaired

M. Ficsor, here.

Google's DeepMind acquisition might be about search, not robots

TheVerge.com, here.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Extraction automatisée des données et des textes : Savoirscom1 s’engage pour une exception!

Savoirscom1.info, ici.

The New Disruptors at Sundance

T. Wu, here.

Premier League steps up TV battle

SportingLife.com, here.

Connected Televisions - Convergence and Emerging Business Models

OECD Digital Economy Papers No. 23, here.

Judge Rules in Favor of DOJ Finding Bazaarvoice / PowerReviews Merger Anticompetitive

McDermott Will & Emery, here.

Self-Replicating Technologies and the Challenge for the Patent and Antitrust Laws

D. Lim, here.

Netflix Says It'll Be Fine Without Net Neutrality Rules; But What About The Next Netflix?

TechDirt.com, here.

Statement of South Africa on Access to Essential Medicines

Keionline.org, here.

Google Awarded Patent For Free Rides To Advertisers’ Locations

TechCrunch.com, here.

How Google controls Android's open-source software

TheGuardian.com, here.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Big Data and the Future of Privacy

Whitehouse.gov, here.

At the Intersection of Antitrust & High-Tech: Opportunities for Constructive Engagement

R. Hesse, here.

Net neutrality just got a boost in Europe, thanks to a consumer rights committee

Gigaom.com, here.

Pope Francis says the internet is a 'gift from God'

Theverge.com, here.

Lisbon Council and Nesta Launch the Think Tank "European Digital Forum"

Lisboncouncil.net, Press Release here.

Circumventing a protection system of a games console may, in certain circumstances, be lawful

C-355/12, Nintendo and Others v PC Box Srl and Ot, Press Release here. Full text here.

Droit d'auteur : un recueil de tweets retiré de la vente

Livreshebdo.fr, ici.

Droit de citation à l'ère numérique: quels nouveaux enjeux ? De toute façon, en Europe, encore loin d'être harmonisé, voir le Rapport De Wolf/CRIDS, ici (p. 473).

Open Data in Natural Hazards Management

V. Vescoukis, and C. Bratsas, here.

Law and Economics of Antitrust Enforcement in Russia

S. Advasheva, P. Kryuchkova, here.

Standard-Essential Patents

J. Lerner, J. Tirole, here.