The Austrian Supreme Court finds that promotional giveaway is not predatory pricing

Kasten, Tim; Gerlich, Sean

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8 Apr 2008

The Austrian Supreme Court finds that promotional giveaway is not predatory pricing

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Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof), 8 April 2008

In a recently published decision of 8 April 2008, the Austrian Supreme Court assessed whether a newspaper undertaking involved in distribution abused its dominant position by offering a motorway permit sticker for free with new subscriptions. The undertaking, dominant on the Austrian market for daily newspapers, promoted its annual subscription for the price of € 225.60 with a motorway

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Tim Kasten
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

Belgium 189 contributions 58980 visits
Sean Gerlich
Practising Law Institute (New York)

United States 92 contributions 28698 visits

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Tim Kasten, Sean Gerlich, The Austrian Supreme Court finds that promotional giveaway is not predatory pricing , 8 April 2008, e-Competitions April 2008, Art. N° 44522

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