Global investment in AI surged to approximately USD 252 billion in 2024, representing a thirteen-fold increase since 2014. As AI technologies become deeply embedded across key economic sectors such as finance, manufacturing,...more
7/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Recent developments have made navigating multinational antitrust merger reviews even more complex and replete with traps for the unwary. ...more
7/8/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Authority ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
International Trade ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
In FY 2024/25, UK merger control underwent significant changes, including important statutory amendments, updates to the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) rules and an apparent shift in focus when reviewing mergers to...more
6/12/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Economic Development ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The beginning of 2025 saw two overarching trends in FRAND litigation...more
5/16/2025
/ Amazon ,
China ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Royalties ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
WTO
This is the fourth issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
12/19/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
AT&T Mobility ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Microsoft ,
Motorola ,
NVIDIA ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK ,
ZTE
At the end of 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which both parties then ratified in 2021. As to antitrust cooperation, the agreement emphasized...more
11/14/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
OECD ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
As already outlined in last year’s overview, since the enactment of EU Directive 2014/104 (‘Damages Directive’), private enforcement of EU competition law in the EU has continued to develop at an impressive pace. Putting...more
This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
8/1/2024
/ Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
FRAND ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Pools ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Tesla ,
UK
On July 23, the European Commission, US Department of Justice, US Federal Trade Commission, and UK Competition and Markets Authority released a joint statement setting out shared principles on competition in markets that...more
7/26/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Data ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Britons will vote in Parliamentary elections on July 4 for the first time since 2019. The governing Conservative Party is expected to lose its majority and cede power to the opposing Labour Party for the first time in 14...more
This marks the second issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
4/25/2024
/ China ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK
This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
1/31/2024
/ Apple ,
China ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Samsung ,
South America ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
ZTE
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“Bill”). Before the Bill becomes law, both Houses of Parliament will need to approve it and amendments are likely....more
5/5/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Pending Legislation ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Following its exit from the European Union, the United Kingdom (UK) is no longer bound by the EU’s rules governing public subsidies. At the end of April 2022, the UK Parliament passed the Subsidy Control Act 2022, which sets...more
The UK is scheduled to leave the EU in less than two months. It is unclear whether this will happen under the terms of a deal negotiated with the EU (a “deal-based” Brexit) or without a deal (“no-deal” Brexit).
Under a...more
2/13/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Jurisdiction ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
While we wait for the UK to clarify what sort of relationship it will be seeking with the EU after Brexit, it may be useful to highlight what appear to be the main consequences for the enforcement of competition law. We see...more
As the UK leaves the EU, in light of the seismic result of the United Kingdom referendum on June 23, 2016, there will be an immense amount to do, for the UK and the remaining EU, and for companies that are either based in, or...more
6/27/2016
/ Automotive Industry ,
Community Designs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
David Cameron ,
Digital Single Market ,
Electricity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Patent Convention ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
IP License ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
One-Stop Shop ,
Referendums ,
Sports ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trucking Industry ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unitary Patent ,
WTO ,
Young Lawyers