The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal annuls the Competition Authority's decision for failing to prove that the acquisition would result in vertical input foreclosure effects in the communication technology market (Tobii / Smartbox)

Kourie, Lauren; Willis, Peter

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10 Jan 2020

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal annuls the Competition Authority’s decision for failing to prove that the acquisition would result in vertical input foreclosure effects in the communication technology market (Tobii / Smartbox)

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UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, Tobii / Smartbox, Case No. 1332/4/12/19, Judgement, 10 January 2020

In September 2019, the Competition Markets Authority ("CMA") found that Tobii's acquisition of Smartbox resulted in or may result in a substantial lessening of competition in the UK assistive communication technology market and ordered Tobii to

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Lauren Kourie
Bird & Bird (London)

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Peter Willis
Bird & Bird (London)

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Lauren Kourie, Peter Willis, The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal annuls the Competition Authority’s decision for failing to prove that the acquisition would result in vertical input foreclosure effects in the communication technology market (Tobii / Smartbox), 10 January 2020, e-Competitions Burden of proof, Art. N° 93711

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