Calls for changes to antitrust law, and how antitrust laws should be applied to the conduct of large technology companies, have been heating up in recent years. Now, the push for wide-scale changes to antitrust law has...more
8/2/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Branch ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Modernization ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Technology Sector
Technology products are increasingly characterized by their ability to facilitate interconnectedness. More and more, tech innovators find themselves subject to increasing scrutiny under global competition laws when they...more
7/11/2019
/ Anti-Steering Rules ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Apple ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Buyers ,
Credit Cards ,
Digital Platforms ,
Financial Harm ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
iPhone ,
Merchants ,
Ohio v American Express ,
SCOTUS ,
Sellers ,
Sherman Act ,
Standing ,
Technology Sector
The renewed interest in taking a fresh look at how antitrust can apply to tech has generated any number of "Hipster Antitrust" theories of harm. With the US Federal Trade Commission announcing a new Tech Task Force this...more
7/8/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collaboration ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Sharing ,
Innovation ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Risk Assessment ,
Section 8 ,
Technology Sector ,
The Clayton Act
On May 21, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found that Qualcomm violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, in an antitrust decision significant to licensing...more
6/3/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FRAND ,
FTC Act ,
Injunctive Relief ,
IP License ,
Licensing Rights ,
Microchip Technology ,
Monopolization ,
Motion To Stay ,
Popular ,
Qualcomm ,
Restraint of Trade ,
Sherman Act ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector