Philipp Werner

The European General Court’s ("GC") decision relates to a complaint filed with the European Commission ("EC") by Contact Software, a German software supplier of Product Data Management ("PDM"). Contact Software alleged an abuse of dominance by Dassault Systèmes and Parametric Technology Corp., as (...)

In Short The Situation : On July 6, 2017, the European Court of Justice ruled that a Member State could not request reimbursement of aid that had been granted to an undertaking in compliance with the General Block Exemption Regulation solely because that undertaking later became the subject of (...)

The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt or "FCO") has published guidance on the requirements placed on remedies in merger control and their implementation. Remedies are an important instrument in merger control practice. They can enable the clearance of a merger under conditions and (...)

In April 2017, the European Commission ("Commission") published a tender offer seeking an assessment of the EU market for loan syndication and possible implications under EU competition rules. The successful candidate will draft a report providing an overview of the market and the relevant (...)

In Short The Situation : The European Commission has launched a new tool that will allow individuals to anonymously report anticompetitive conduct for the first time. The Impact : The Commission’s new access to anonymous inside information could increase the risk of exposure for companies (...)

The case before the Oberlandesgericht, (Higher District Court of Düsseldorf (OLG Düsseldorf)) related to a damages claim brought by Phonak against the Federal Republic of Germany based on the German rules of state liability (Section 839(1)(1) of the German Civil Code (BGB) in conjunction with (...)

In its Viscose fibres judgement, the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice (BGH)) held that turnover from goods delivered to a production facility in Germany constitutes domestic turnover, even if the actual decision to buy these goods was taken by the central purchasing organisation of a (...)

In its recent judgment in Land Burgenland (Joined Cases C-214/12 P, C-215/12 P and C-223/12 P) the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that compatible State aid granted to an undertaking in the past must not be taken into account in the context of the Market Economy (...)

The Cour de cassation, France’s highest court for judicial matters, rendered a judgment on 15 January 2013 in a case involving Jaguar’s distribution agreements in France. The judgment follows an earlier ruling on the matter by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), from which the Cour (...)

In the Bundeskartellamt’s decision in Lenzing AG / Kelheim Hygene Fibres GmbH, in which it prohibited the creation of a monopoly in the viscose fibres market, the Bundeskartellamt clarified how it deals with the geographic allocation of turnover, especially in relation to the assessment of (...)

The Bundeskartellamt cleared the merger between Fresenius Kabi and Fenwal following its Phase II investigation. The merger concerned the healthcare sector and, in particular, the market for blood transfusion technology and the manufacture of products used in blood collection, filtration and (...)

EU Commission Can Bring Follow-On Actions for Damages on Behalf of the European Union in Cartel Cases* On 6 November 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the European Commission was entitled to represent the European Union in an action for damages before national (...)

The European Commission published on 17 October 2011 its new guidelines for best practices during antitrust procedures. The guidelines cover the main proceedings concerning alleged infringements of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (cartel (...)

The European General Court found on 15 September 2011 that the European Commission can only rely on the presumption of liability of a parent company for a wholly owned subsidiary if it included an adequate statement of reasons in its decision explaining that it indeed relied on that presumption (...)

On 24 August 2011, the Commercial Court in Paris ordered the French competition authority, the Autorité de la concurrence (Autorité), to disclose documents relating to the settlement of an antitrust investigation in the context of a private damages action. This order could significantly (...)

COOPERATION BETWEEN COMPETITION AUTHORITIES IN MERGER REVIEW IN THE EU* The European Commission started a public consultation on a draft document which seeks to establish best practices on cooperation between national competition authorities (NCAs) in the EU when reviewing mergers. Although (...)

This article has been nominated for the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Introduction On 17 February 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) – on a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Stockholm District Court (SDC) – clarified, (...)