global antitrust
Global Antitrust: South Korea Fines Dolby for Abusing Essential Patent Holder Status
The South Korean Fair Trade Commission has fined Dolby Laboratories for forcing set-top box maker Kaon Media to agree to pay what Dolby claimed were…
Global Antitrust: German Court Explains Why Booking.com’s “Narrow Price Parity Clauses” Was Illegal
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has explained its determination that the so-called “narrow price parity clauses” used by Booking.com until February 2016 violated competition law.…
Global Antitrust: Germany’s Condor Airline Says Lufthansa Wants to Eliminate Transatlantic Competition
German-based leisure airline company, Condor Flugdienst, says competitor Eurowings Discover, Deutsche Lufthansa’s leisure unit, seeks to use “code sharing” agreements with its sister companies as…
Global Antitrust: China Promises (and Demonstrates) Crackdown on Anticompetitive Behavior in Tech Sector
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation continues its antitrust campaign against the tech industry. CNN reported on Aug. 17 that the agency’s proposed new rules…