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Officially liked: EU Commission endorses SEP licensing group and green procurement deal

Hogan Lovells on 7/15/2025

On 9 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued its first-ever comfort letters under the 2022 Notice on Informal Guidance. One letter endorses a joint licensing initiative for standard essential patents (SEPs) in the...more

EU Commission Signs-off on ESG Related Competitor Collaboration

Jones Day on 7/15/2025

The European Commission has issued its first-ever informal approvals of two separate sustainability initiatives among rivals under its revised Informal Guidance Notice and provided guidance on how the companies in question...more

Europe Daily News, 04 April 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/4/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11817 - Metinvest / IB / JV)... Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11962 - Actis / EdF / Bharat Grid)...more

Europe Daily News, 30 January 2025

Mayer Brown on 2/5/2025

COMPETITION - Judgment of the Court of 30 January 2025 in Case C-511/23, Caronte & Tourist SpA Vs. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, interveners; Unione nazionale consumatori - Comitato regionale della...more

Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (11/2023)

McDermott Will & Schulte on 12/4/2023

1. Proposal for EU directive for right to repair no longer covering motor vehicles - The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has voted on a draft report on the proposed EU directive...more

Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (09/2023)

McDermott Will & Schulte on 10/2/2023

1. German parliament passes amendment of Competition Act - The German parliament has amended the German Competition Act (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen). The changes are intended to speed up sector investigations...more

Car Emissions Case: First Sanction of an Anti-competitive Agreement on Technical Development by the European Commission

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 12/6/2021

On Nov. 12, 2021, the European Commission published its decision AT-40178 of July 8, 2021, fining BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche a total of 875 million euros for their involvement in a cartel within European Economic Area...more

Trucks Cartel: Within Four Months, the CJEU Provides Enlightening Procedural Clarifications on Follow-On Actions Through Two...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 10/27/2021

Following record fines imposed by the European Commission on the main European truck manufacturers, under preliminary references, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled on certain procedural...more

EU Commission Breaks New Ground by Fining German Carmakers for Participation in a Cartel Restricting Technical Development

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/29/2021

The European Commission (EC) issued a EUR 875 million (USD 1.05 billion) cartel fine against German carmakers, namely BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen (the latter three are all part of the Volkswagen Group). Daimler was...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 3/31/2021

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent...more

Recent Developments in Competition Law and SEP Licensing in Europe and Their Effect on the Automotive Industry

Morgan Lewis on 3/2/2021

The development of connected automobiles crystallizes the tensions between intellectual property law and competition law that have existed for years, particularly in the area of standard essential patents (SEPs). ...more

Palo Alto, we have a problem: German court says Tesla’s “Autopilot” is false advertising

Spirit Legal on 10/8/2020

In its judgment of 14 July 2020 (case no. 33 O 14041/19), Munich’s regional court I (Landgericht München I) ruled that advertising claims made by Tesla in Germany amounted to misleading commercial practices under the...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/4/2020

It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

EU Competition Review 2019

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/3/2020

McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.18.2019 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Boards Agree to $50 Billion Merger

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/18/2019

Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more

The European Commission Launches a Public Consultation on Connected and Automated Vehicles

WilmerHale on 11/16/2018

On October 24, 2018, the European Commission (“EC”) opened a Public Consultation on a Recommendation that will identify the main challenges linked to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles. Stakeholders, including...more

Connected Cars and Autonomous Driving—EU Antitrust Challenges (Part II)

Jones Day on 9/7/2018

The Background: The automotive industry has achieved a number of technological advances aimed at developing connected cars, automated vehicles, and ultimately autonomous driving. These innovations are expected to pose a...more

Brexit: “The Natives are restless and seem desirous of fighting”

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/15/2017

This is the sixth in an ongoing series of blog posts by Foley & Lardner LLP on the implications of the June 23, 2016 voter referendum in the United Kingdom (“UK”) to exit the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”). This current...more

The connected car: How European data protection, smart transport systems, and competition law intersect

Hogan Lovells on 10/12/2017

In this hoganlovells.com interview, partner Winston Maxwell and counsel Gianni De Stefano discuss how European data protection, smart transport systems, and competition law intersect and the impact they will have on the...more

EU Antitrust Continuity Potentially Threatened by Brexit

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/8/2017

Our second antitrust outlook-focused post reflects on how we expect 2017 to continue to shape up as a year in which competition policy and enforcement will face increased uncertainty and complexity, specifically with respect...more

Brexit: What’s Ahead? Let the Games Begin

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/17/2016

This is the fourth in an ongoing series of Dashboard Insights blog posts on the implications of the June 23, 2016 voter referendum in the United Kingdom (“UK”) to exit the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”). Prior articles...more

EU Seeks to Balance Emissions Controls and Global Competitiveness

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/16/2015

The European Union has placed a growing emphasis on climate change policies in recent years, and the week of June 15–19 marks the 10th annual European Union Sustainable Energy Week focusing on “sustainable mobility,”...more

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