OCT-13(2)
RPM is one of the hottest areas of competition law in the world. A recent Chinese landmark case—Johnson & Johnson—was not only the first...
Oct-13(1)
This issue, compiled with Danny Sokol's guidance, dives into the very murky waters of patents and acronyms—SEPs, FRANDs, non-SEPs among others. As one of...
What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the...
Jonathan Kanter, Oct 15, 2013
These days, it is difficult to identify an antitrust issue that is generating more discussion than standard-essential patents. To some,...
SEP-13(2)
Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court finally tackled Reverse Payments. In Actavis, they leaned away from many lower court decisions and acknowledged that reverse...
SEP-13(1)
One of the consistently thorny issues in U.S. antitrust law is the rather vague boundary of Section 5 of the FTC Act, which concerns...
AUG-13(2)
Before we get back into the hectic fall season, we wanted to catch up with some competition authorities—especially looking at how they've faced difficult...
AUG-13(1)
In June, the EC published a draft proposal intended to both increase private antitrust enforcement, esp. damages actions, as well as improve conformity in...
JUL-13(2)
This issue we asked some noted economists to opine on hot antitrust topics, presenting viewpoints that considered both theory and practice. The results were...
JUL-13(1)
There have been several recent interesting competition cases in the EU, and we asked a select group of contributors to opine on those they...
JUN-13(2)
The trend in Europe is definitely towards more convergence between the EU and national approaches to competition questions. For example, the Commission just launched...
