Determination of an abusive practice : Council decides at the request of First Instance Tribunal on the existence of a dominant position on the market of dual mass flywheel (DMF) (Luk Lamellen/Valeo)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. I would strongly advise you to read Opinion No. 05-A-20 of November 9, 2005 relating to a request presented by the Paris Regional Court concerning a dispute between Luk Lamellen and Valeo, in which Conseil proposes a remarkably detailed analysis of the existence of a dominant position by Luk, even more so than on the delimitation of a market for double flywheel dampers (DVA), a device aimed, like the classic technique of the integrated damper, at attenuating vibrations. caused by engine acycling (don't ask me more...). Luk is the market leader in the field of double flywheel dampers (DVA), in particular thanks to its pro-active patent claiming policy. In a