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5 May 2020 B

The German Federal Court of Justice issues a judgment in a case involving SEP licensing negotiations on FRAND terms between two companies active in the mobile telecommunication market (Sisvel / Haier)

Peter L’Ecluse • May 2020

On 5 May 2020, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof - the “FCJ”) delivered a judgment in a case pitting Sisvel against Haier which deals with the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (“SEP”) on terms that are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”). This is the first (...)

5 May 2020 B

The German Federal Court of Justice rules on SEP licensing negotiations on FRAND terms in the mobile telecommunications market (Sisvel / Haier)

Henrik Holzapfel, Christian Dölling • May 2020

The German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) has issued its decision in a landmark case regarding standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licensing of SEPs. The judgment, dated 5 May 2020, was handed down in litigation between the Sisvel patent pool and (...)

5 May 2020 B

The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies obligations of parties in SEP licensing negotiations on FRAND terms (Sisvel / Haier)

Katharina Bongs • May 2020

In its judgment of 5 May 2020, the Federal Court of Justice (“FCJ”) overturned the appeal ruling of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (the “Düsseldorf Court”) and found that Haier’s mobile telephones and tablets infringed Sisvel’s standard-essential patent (“SEP”) and that Sisvel had not abused (...)

10 Sep 2019 B

The US Patent and Trademark Office Director calls for a balanced and structured policy for patent licensing negotiations in standards organizations

Michael A. Carrier • September 2019

This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Standards allow companies to build compatible products. But they often include patents. And patents present complex issues. Licensors agree to reasonably license (...)

21 May 2019 B

The US District Court for the Northern District of California finds that a semiconductor company’s "no license, no chips" program violates antitrust laws (Qualcomm)

Kevin J. Post, Lance Shapiro, Nathaniel Hyman, Samuel Brenner, Steven Pepe, Mark S. Popofsky • May 2019

This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On May 21, 2019, following a full trial on the merits, Judge Koh of the Northern District of California issued a 233-page opinion in a closely watched case (...)

15 Jan 2019 B

The Indian Competition Authority re-imposes fines on a professional association for limiting supply with its certification requirements in the pharmaceutical industry (Vedanta Bio Sciences Vadodara / Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda)

Man Mohan Sharma • January 2019

CCI Imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda* CCI, by way of order dated 15.01.2019 has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda (‘CDAB’) to be in contravention of the Act by indulging in the activity of limiting and controlling the supply of drugs and (...)

1 Sep 2018 R

The availability of injunctive relief under EU and US law for FRAND-encumbered patents

Lara Rachidi • N° 3-2018 • pp. 205-210

Although seeking an injunction might be a legitimate tool, threatening a willing licensee with an injunction to extract excessive royalties can be abusive under competition law. In these cases, patentees abuse their market power by using injunctive remedies to avoid their FRAND commitment. Even (...)

5 Jul 2018 B

The UNCTAD meeting of experts examines competition issues for developing country regulators in the market for audio-visual rights to sports events

UNCTAD - UN Conference on Trade and Development • July 2018

Audio-visual sports rights experts step up to the plate* The battle for audio-visual rights to sports events is as fierce as the action on the field, and competition regulators in developing countries must be prepared to play the game. With half the globe glued to screens for the soccer World (...)

14 Oct 2017 B

The EU General Court issues a ruling on mandatory access and interoperability in the software industry (Contact Software)

Henry de la Barre d’Erquelinnes, Philipp Werner, Yvan N. Desmedt • October 2017

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 (...)

4 août 2017 R

Licence légale : Le Conseil constitutionnel déclare conforme à la Constitution une disposition législative qui prévoit la possibilité pour les services de radio exerçant sur internet d’utiliser des phonogrammes publiés à des fins de commerce sans le consentement des artistes-interprètes ni des producteurs (Société civile des producteurs phonographiques)

Jeremy Martinez • N° 4-2017 • pp. 183-184

La décision à commenter s’inscrit dans la délicate question de la protection des droits d’auteurs au regard des nouvelles modalités de diffusion numérique. Après l’adoption d’un arrêté édicté par le Ministre de la Culture fixant la composition d’une commission chargée de fixer les modalités de rémunération (...)

7 Jun 2017 B

The UK High Court of Justice issues an injunction prohibiting an undertaking from selling wireless telecommunications products in Britain due to its failure to enter into a worldwide patent license (Unwired Planet / Huawei)

Emily Luken, Jay Jurata, Matthew G. Rose • June 2017

This article has been nominated for the 2018 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: Unwired Planet v. Huawei and the Dangerous Implications of Worldwide FRAND Licenses I. Introduction The United Kingdom High (...)

31 May 2017 B

The Danish Competition Authority finds two manufacturers and two associations guilty of forming a cartel in the market for roofing membranes (Icopal / NWP / DTB / TOR)

European Competition Network Brief • May 2017

Illegal agreement regarding the Danish market for roofing membranes EU* The Danish Competition Council has decided that the only two Danish manufacturers of roofing membranes; Icopal Danmark ApS (“Icopal”) and Nordic Waterproofing A/S (“NWP”), as well as the two associations Danske (...)

1 May 2017 R

FRAND Access to open standards and the patent exclusivity: Restating the principles

Hanns Ullrich • N° 2-2017

When technical standards are to be defined pursuant to the claims of a patent and, therefore, the use of the standard will necessarily infringe that standard-essential patent (SEP), the proprietor may commit to granting all users a license at fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) (...)

28 Nov 2016 B

The OECD holds a roundtable on competition and innovation in land transport

OECD • November 2016

Executive Summary, by the Secretariat* Considering the discussion at the roundtable held by Working Party No.2 on 28 November 2016, the delegates’ submissions, the panellists’ presentations and the Secretariat’s background paper, several points are noted: 1. As a result of regulatory and (...)

20 Apr 2016 C

e-Commerce Inquiry: Removing the last Public and Private Barriers

Cristina Caffarra, Thomas Kramler

Conference organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with Charles River Associates (CRA) and Shearman & Sterling.

21 Mar 2016 eB

Global Antitrust Economics - Issues in Antitrust and Law & Economics Brother, May I? : The Challenge of Competition Control over Market Entry

Maureen K. Ohlhausen

GLOBAL ANTITRUST ECONOMICS | C URRENT ISSUES IN ANTITRUST AND LAW & E CONOMICS 67 Brother, May I?: The Challenge of Competitor Control over Market Entry MAUREEN K. O HLHAUSEN * mohlhausen@ftc.gov Commissioner, US Federal Trade Commission Abstract Those concerned with restrictions on innovative (...)

3 Nov 2015 B

The Düsseldorf Regional Court orders injunctive relief for infringement of standard-essential patents in the first German judgments after CJEU decision on FRAND (SISVEL / Haier)

Cordula Tellmann-Schumacher • November 2015

On 3 November 2015, the Düsseldorf Regional Court has issued judgments against Haier Deutschland GmbH und die Haier Europe Trading SRL, entities of Chinese Qingdao Haier Group. The Court ordered them to cease and desist from and render account on past infringements as well as determined Haier’s (...)

23 sept. 2015 C

SEPs & FRAND after the ECJ Huawei / ZTE Ruling

Alvaro Ramos, Gregor Langus, Miguel Rato, Nicholas Banasevic

Séminaire Droit et Économie organisé par la Revue Concurrences en partenariat avec Shearman & Sterling et Compass Lexecon.

30 Jun 2015 C

What is FRAND? A progress report

Jorge Padilla, Miguel Rato, Thomas Kramler, Trevor Soames

Law & Economics Workshop organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with Shearman & Sterling and Compass Lexecon.

3 Jun 2015 C

Proof of abuse of dominant position

Christian Riis-Madsen, David Spector, Frédéric Jenny, Nicholas Banasevic

Workshop organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with O’Melveny & Myers and MAPP.

6 janv. 2015 R

Transports : La Commission européenne fixe de nouvelles exigences dans le cadre des procédures d’octroi de licence ferroviaire et de demande de capacités ferroviaires

Hubert Delzangles, Sebastien Martin • N° 2-2015 • pp. 176-177

Comm. eur., 6 janv. 2015, Règlement d’exécution (UE) 2015/10 concernant les critères applicables aux candidats pour les demandes de capacités de l’infrastructure ferroviaire et abrogeant le règlement (UE) 870/2014 ; Comm. eur., 4 fév. 2015, Règlement d’exécution (UE) 2015/171 sur certains aspects de la (...)

1 Jan 2015 R

Communications and Competition Law - Key issues in the Telecoms, Media and Technology Sectors

David Leys • N° 1-2015 • pp. 256-257

This book sheds clear light on the current international contours of competition law vis-à-vis communications, and provides deeply informed insight and lessons to be learned from experiences in several countries. With a primary focus on Brazil, which alone in the world to date has legislated (...)

12 Dec 2013 B

The EU Court of Justice declares that a scheme of compulsory minimum tariffs for certification services addressed to tenderers in a public procurement procedure is not illegal per se under the EU competition and free movement rules (SOA Nazionale Costruttori)

Albert Sánchez Graells • December 2013

CJEU rubber stamps Italian minimum tariffs for certification in public procurement, subject to proportionality (C-327/12)* In its Judgment of 12 December 2013 in case C-327/12 Soa Nazionale Costruttori, the Court of Justice of the EU has followed rather closely AG Cruz Villalon’s Opinion (...)

15 Aug 2013 B

The Kazakh Antimonopoly Agency issues a binding instruction for the Communications and Informatisation Committee to amend discriminatory terms and conditions of licenses granted to certain cellular operators (Kar / Tel)

Aldash Aitzhanov, Anara Batyrbayeva • August 2013

The Communications and informatisation Committee of the Transport and Communications Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (‘Committee’) implements a state function of licensing for providing cellular communication. Paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On (...)

1 Feb 2013 B

The OECD holds a roundtable on methods for allocating contracts for the provision of regional and local transportation services

OECD • February 2013

Executive summary, by the Secretariat * Considering the discussion at the roundtable, the delegates’ submissions, as well as the panellists’ presentations and papers, several points emerge: (1) Restrictions on the number of licences in taxi markets are a key impediment to competition and to the (...)

3 Oct 2012 B

The EU Commission finds that the arrangements for the extension of the exclusive right to operate 13 games of chance in Greece don’t appear to confer an economic advantage (OPAP)

Phedon Nicolaides • October 2012

Article published on Lexxion State Aid Blog The Curious Case of Applying the Market Economy Investor Principle to a Monopoly* On 3 October 2012, the European Commission concluded, in case SA.33988, that OPAP, the Greek operator of games of chance received no state aid because the Market (...)

14 Aug 2012 B

The Chinese State Administration of Industry and Commerce makes another attempt to define anticompetitive exercise of intellectual property rights

Richean Li • August 2012

In mid-August, 2012, the Chinese State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC) released a Draft Guide on Anti-Monopoly Law Enforcement in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights in a conference open to media and public. That was the fifth draft in a series, and a newstep after three (...)

27 Feb 2012 B

The Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe preliminarily suspends the enforcement of a judgment since a non-acceptance of an offered license agreement would infringe Art. 102 TFEU (Lizenzvertragsangebot)

Wolfgang Bosch • February 2012

In its decision of 27 February 2012, the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe preliminarily suspended the enforcement of a previous judgement of the Regional Court of Mannheim. The court decided that the holder of the affected standard-essential patent cannot refuse a license agreement offered by (...)

1 Dec 2011 B

Dominance in the pharmaceutical sector: An overview of EU and national case law

Marleen Van Kerckhove • Pharma & Dominance

1. Introduction In early 2008, the European Commission launched a wide-ranging inquiry into alleged anti-competitive conduct in the pharmaceutical sector. The Sector Inquiry closely investigated, amongst others, certain practices by originator drug companies aimed at delaying the entry into (...)

4 Oct 2011 B

The EU Court of Justice validates exclusive rights for broadcasting of sports events provided they do not grant absolute territorial exclusivity (Football Association Premier League)

Joseph Vogel • October 2011

The Football Association Premier League (FAPL), holder of the television broadcasting rights for the Premier League, the leading professional football league competition for football clubs in England, grants exclusive licences in respect of those broadcasting rights to one TV channel per (...)

20 Jan 2011 B

The German Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf specifies the requirements for granting a compulsory license under antitrust law (Zwangslizenzeinwand)

Norman Hölzel • January 2011

In its decision of 20 January 2011, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf (“OLG Düsseldorf“) specified the requirements for granting a compulsory license under antitrust law, resulting from Article 102 TFEU. The court thereby clarified the requirement of indispensability and the definition of a new (...)

29 Jun 2010 B

The US Federal Court of Justice denies an infringement of Art. 102 TFEU holding that offering the entry to a monopolized market only under the conditions set by the Federal Network Agency does not constitute abuse (GSM-Wandler)

Wolfgang Bosch • June 2010

In its judgement of 29 June 2010, the Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) reversed a judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf. The FCJ stated that an undertaking holding a market dominant position does generally not act abusively by offering the entry to a monopolized market under the (...)

28 Sep 2009 B

The UK OFGEM inquires into pre-pay energy meters’ alleged overcharges still occurring despite introduction of new market rules (National Housing Federation)

Yasmin Arshed • September 2009

Five of the big six energy suppliers are still overcharging customers using pre-pay meters, despite new Ofgem rules, the National Housing Federation (the “NHF”) says. The New Measures Energy regulator Ofgem delivered a set of measures on 21st September 2009 which was aimed at making the market (...)

16 juil. 2009 R

Abus-exploitation - Obligation de concéder une licence de marque (non) : La CJCE confirme l’arrêt du TPICE et juge qu’il n’a jamais été demandé à un opérateur d’accorder obligatoirement une licence sur sa marque, mais seulement de ne pas facturer des services non rendus (Der Grüne Punkt)

Anne-Lise Sibony • N° 4-2009 • pp. 105-106

CJCE, 16 juillet 2009, Der Grüne Punkt c/ Commission, aff. C-385/07 P La Cour a rendu cet été son arrêt sur pourvoi dans l’affaire Grüne Punkt. L’entreprise allemande DSD, qui exploite la marque Grüne Punkt est l’acteur principal, au plan national, du marché allemand de recyclage de déchets. Cette (...)

8 Jul 2009 B

The EU Commission’s pharmaceuticals sector inquiry report signals future antitrust actions

Carsten Gromotke, Sébastien J. Evrard, Yvan N. Desmedt • July 2009

The pharmaceuticals sector in the European Union will remain under close antitrust scrutiny in the coming years. This is confirmed by the Communication the European Commission released yesterday in which it summarizes the main conclusions from its sector inquiry that started in January 2008. (...)

6 May 2009 B

The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies that defendants can invoke the abuse of dominance against an injunction claim of a patentee if the latter has refused a license in an abusive manner (Orange-book standard)

Sebastian Peyer • Private enforcement

Summary In its decision of 6 May 2009 the German Federal Court of Justice held that a defendant can invoke the abuse of dominance against an injunction claim of the patentee if the latter refused a licence in an abusive manner. The patentee acts in an abusive manner if he refuses an (...)

6 May 2009 B

The German Federal Civil Court of Justice rules on the conditions of compulsory licence defence (Philipps)

Peter L’Ecluse • May 2009

According to a press release, on 6 May 2009 the German Federal Civil Court of Justice (the German Court of Justice) handed down a judgment setting out the conditions of a so-called compulsory licence defence. Under such a defence, a patent user facing an infringement suit from the patent holder (...)

1^er mai 2009 R

Réglementation, déréglementation et concurrence : Le cas des taxis

Lionel Janin, Maya Bacache-Beauvallet • N° 2-2009 • pp. 40-51

L’activité de taxis est très régulée en France, aussi bien en ce qui concerne le nombre de taxis, les tarifs, que les conditions d’exercice de la profession. Pour autant, le fonctionnement de ce secteur n’est pas toujours satisfaisant, comme en attestent les multiples affaires devant le Conseil de la (...)

31 Mar 2009 B

The EU Court of Justice Advocate General Bot recommends dismissing a recycling company’s appeal for abusive judgment (Der Grüne Punkt)

Sean Gerlich, Tim Kasten • March 2009

On 31 March 2009, Advocate General Bot delivered his opinion in the appeal of Duales System Deutschland (“DSD”) against a 2007 CFI judgment holding that the German recycling company’s licensing scheme for its “Green Dot” logo constituted an abuse of a dominant position. The Advocate General (...)

22 Dec 2008 B

The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, following an Ofgem investigation, inflicts a fine to gas and electricity suppliers for breach of their licences concerning mis-selling (Npower)

Yasmin Arshed • December 2008

Background Following media reports (in the Sunday Times) and a referral by energywatch of a number of complaints regarding mis-selling by the Npower Group (Npower Limited - electrical supply; Npower Gas Limited - gas supply; Npower Northern Limited - electricity and gas supply; Npower (...)

24 May 2007 B

The EU Court of First Instance confirms packaging recycling system incumbent’s abuse of dominance (Duales System Deutschland)

Gerald Miersch, Michael Gremminger • May 2007

"The Court of First Instance confirms Duales System Deutschland’s abuse of dominance in the packaging recycling system"* I. Introduction On 24 May 2007 the CFI fully upheld two Commission decisions adopted in 2001 concerning the agreements set up by the German system for the collection and (...)

21 Mar 2007 B

The Italian Competition Authority accepts commitments presented by a pharmaceutical company authorising potential competitors’ access to its products, with, inter alia, a free licence to manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals (Merck / Principi Attivi)

Valerio Torti • March 2007

The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (the Italian Competition Authority, hereinafter also the “Authority”) recently closed proceedings in the pharmaceutical sector by accepting the commitments presented by Merck. The investigation against the American pharmaceutical company (...)

21 Nov 2006 B

The Italian Competition Authority accepts commitments aiming at facilitating competitors’ access to patented drugs (Merck / Principi Attivi)

Pablo Ibáñez Colomo • November 2006

Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) n° 1/2003, of 16 December 2002, on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJEU L 1, 4 January 2003, p. 1-25) allowed National Competition Authorities to accept commitments in proceedings concerning the (...)

30 juin 2006 R

Cession d’actif (non) : Le Conseil d’État autorise un opérateur mobile à conserver la licence WIMAX acquise par la voie de la prise de contrôle d’une autre société (Free)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2006

Le Conseil d’État vient de rendre son arrêt dans l’affaire opposant la société 9 Télécom à la société Iliad, propriétaire du fournisseur d’accès à internet Free. Il autorise ce dernier à conserver la licence WIMAX acquise à l’occasion du rachat de la société Altitude, devenue IFW. S’appuyant sur une (...)

1^er déc. 2005 R

Propriété intellectuelle et concurrence, une nouveauté : De l’approche forcée à la négociation

Isabelle Mauléon-Wells • N° 4-2005 • pp. 53-62.

Depuis quelques années déjà, la politique antitrust se préoccupe des répercussions de l’intersection entre concurrence et propriété intellectuelle. En principe, ces deux domaines se complètent et contribuent à la bonne marche de l’économie. Il arrive toutefois que l’exercice des prérogatives liées à la (...)

31 mai 2005 R

Licence forcée : Le Conseil de la concurrence se prononce sur la définition d’un « produit nouveau » pour appliquer le « test IMS » (Yvert & Tellier)

David Spector • N° 3-2005 • pp. 81-82

Cons. conc., déc. n° 05-D-25 du 31 mai 2005 relative à des pratiques mises en oeuvre par la société Yvert & Tellier sur le marché des catalogues de cotation de timbres-poste Le Conseil de la concurrence a décidé d’accepter les engagements proposés par la société Yvert et Tellier. Cette société (...)

31 mai 2005 R

Engagements – Licence d’utilisation : Le Conseil de la concurrence met fin à une procédure en acceptant l’engagement de fourniture d’une licence d’utilisation par une société en position dominante sur le marché de la philatélie (Yvert & Tellier)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2005

Quatre décisions inédites du Conseil de la concurrence ont été mises en ligne ces derniers jours. On notera principalement parmi celles-ci, une nouvelle décision d’acceptation d’engagements. Il s’agit de la décision n° 05-D-25 du 31 mai 2005 relative à des pratiques mises en oeuvre par la société (...)

18 mars 2005 R

Abus de position dominante - Engagements : Le Conseil de la concurrence accepte des engagements destinés à résoudre une situation d’abus résultant de l’exploitation d’un droit de propriété intellectuelle dans le secteur de l’édition philatélique (Yver & Tellier)

Karine Biancone • N° 2-2005

Conseil de la concurrence, Décision n° 05-S-02 du 18 mars 2005, Yver & Tellier Faits Yvert & Tellier, société d’édition de catalogues de cotation de timbres-poste, a élaboré une numérotation jouant le rôle de norme de fait pour la cotation et le négoce des timbres. En novembre 2004, un (...)

11 mars 2005 R

Licences : Le Conseil de la concurrence contraint une entreprise à accorder une licence pour la confection de tables de concordance (Yvert et Tellier)

Catherine Prieto • N° 2-2005 • pp. 59-60

Cons. conc., Communiqué de procédure du 11 mars 2005, Proposition d’engagements de la société Yvert et Tellier La nouvelle procédure de l’engagement n’aura pas tardé à gagner le terrain du refus de contracter qui nourrit une forte tension entre propriété intellectuelle et libre concurrence. La décision (...)

26 janv. 2005 R

Licence professionnelle - Engagement : Le TPICE autorise la Commission à rejeter une plainte lorsque les remèdes apportés conduisent à abroger les dispositions les plus restrictives de concurrence et retient l’existence d’une position dominante collective sur le marché des services d’agents des joueurs (FIFA)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2005

Dans cette affaire qui concerne un règlement de la Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) restreignant l’accès à la profession d’agents de joueurs de football, laquelle consiste à « mettre en rapport régulièrement et contre rémunération un joueur et un club en vue de la conclusion d’un (...)

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