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Hold The Phone: Antitrust Authorities Looking Closely at Instant Messages in Dawn Raids
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Bernd Meyring, Thomas Elkins & Liliane Gam (Linklaters) On June 24, the European Commission fined International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) €15.9 million for deleting WhatsApp messages during a dawn…

Not Dead Yet: Noncompetes Survive, the FTC Rule Doesn’t (For Now)
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Mark A. Konkel & Alex J. Seidenberg (Kelley Drye) In 2023 and into 2024, no employment law topic has garnered more attention than the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Proposed…

Ensuring Fair Competition: Antitrust Considerations in the US Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Konstantin Voropaev (Elbert, Nazaretsky, Rakov & Co/Kluwer Competition Blog) The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (PERA), introduced by Senators Thom Tillis and Chris Coons, aims to broaden the…

The Commission Amends Regional Aid Rules to Foster Support for Strategic Technology Projects
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By:  Carole Maczkovics & Alessandro Cogoni (Covington Competition) On 31 May 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted an amendment to its Regional Aid Guidelines (“RAG”), enabling EU Member States to grant higher…

Key Takeaways from the Servier Saga: Object, (Pro and Anticompetitive) Effects and Counterfactual (I)
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Pablo Ibañez Colomo (Chilling Competition) The Court of Justice delivered its judgments in the Servier saga, specifically in Cases C-176/19 P and C-151/19 P. These rulings are set to…

The WGA’s Misguided Fears: Unpacking the Myths of Media Consolidation in the Streaming Era
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne (Truth on The Market) While last year’s labor disputes between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) with…

Maturing UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Collective Proceedings Process Sees Uptick in Cases
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Oliver Heinisch (Sheppard Mullin) The United Kingdom continues to be a key European jurisdiction for competition damages actions, even in the post-Brexit era. Notably, the number of collective proceedings…

Malawi Revamps its Antitrust Laws: Suspensory Merger Control and More
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Editor (African Antitrust) The Malawian government has not only revised its 26-year-old competition law but has also effectively repealed the old statutory regime under the “Competition and Fair Trading…

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