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

by | Mar 10, 2014 | News from around the Web

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: How Can Software Interoperability Be Achieved Under European Competition Law and Related Regimes? “Inge Graef, Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), asks How Can Software Interoperability Be Achieved Under European Competition Law and Related Regimes? ABSTRACT: While software interoperability can be achieved under European competition law, there may be a need for more...

WhatsApp, Facebook?

by | Feb 24, 2014 | News from around the Web

From Chillin’Competition: WhatsApp, Facebook? “A few hours ago Facebook announced its purchase of WhatsApp, which has been -more or less- valued at over 13 billion euros, one of the most expensive tech aquisitions ever. As any well-informed competition lawyer may have learnt from recent case-law, this may seem like a risky investment: WhatsApp operates in a dynamic market, in which barriers to entry are said to be almost...

Patent Misuse and Antitrust Law

by | Feb 7, 2014 | News from around the Web

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Patent Misuse and Antitrust Law “Daryl Lim (John Marshall Law) has a new book on Patent Misuse and Antitrust Law. BOOK ABSTRACT: This unique book provides a comprehensive account of the patent misuse doctrine and its relationship with antitrust law. Created to remedy and...

How can Software Interoperability be achieved under European Competition Law and Related Regimes?

by | Feb 5, 2014 | News from around the Web

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: How can Software Interoperability be achieved under European Competition Law and Related Regimes? “Inge Graef, Radboud University asks How can Software Interoperability be achieved under European Competition Law and Related Regimes? ABSTRACT: While software interoperability can be achieved under European competition law, there may be a need for more structural measures. Some...

Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior

by | Feb 5, 2014 | News from around the Web

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior “Harry First (NYU) explains Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior. ABSTRACT:In 1998, twenty years after publishing The Antitrust Paradox, Robert Bork wrote: “The antitrust case brought by the Department of...