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Legal Practices and Development Direction for Anti-Monopoly Supervision of Data in China
By Bing Chen & Yongji Liu1 I. The Current Status of Data-related Monopoly Supervision in China Data has become one of the most important factors of production in the development of the digital economy. In short, the accumulation of data helps market entities gain competitive advantages and market power.…
Region
Africa
Will the U.S. Draft Merger Guidelines Influence Merger Control in South Africa?
By Helen Kean Redpath & Phil Alves1 I. Introduction The new draft merger guidelines (“DMGs”) are proposing major changes to merger policy in the United States and bringing underlying…
Asia
Legal Practices and Development Direction for Anti-Monopoly Supervision of Data in China
By Bing Chen & Yongji Liu1 I. The Current Status of Data-related Monopoly Supervision in China Data has become one of the most important factors of production in the…
Latin America
Sustainability Agreements in Light of Argentina’s Competition Law
By Agustin Waisman* Argentina is a member of the United Nations, and has committed itself to achieving the 17 economic, social and environmental goals set by the UN’s Agenda…
South Asia
Settlement and Commitments in India: Tools for Effective and Timely Enforcement?
By Sonam Mathur, Shubhang Joshi & Riya Shah1 In April 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 (“Amendment Act”), to amend the Competition Act, 2002 (“Competition…
Europe
Competition Law and Policy in Ukraine – Wartime Overview
By Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko1 Wartime Implications Russian military aggression against Ukraine started on February 24, 2022, and the end of February 2022 became a critical point for the Antimonopoly Committee…
US & Canada
Class Certification in the Ninth Circuit After Olean
By Mark G. Weiss* The Ninth Circuit recently rejected the premise that Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure precludes a class that “potentially includes more than…
ICN
Happy Birthday, ICN
By Eleanor Fox1 Happy Birthday, ICN, from a fan who knew you when. But don’t lie on laurels bed. You have lots of work ahead. It is a pleasure…
Oceania
The ACCC’s Ongoing Digital Platforms Services Inquiry: Social Media Services
By Jacqueline Downes, Melissa Camp, & Dominic Page1 I. Introduction In its latest report in the ACCC’s ongoing Digital Platforms Services Inquiry 2020-2025 (DPSI),2 the Australian regulator has found that…
Topic
Cartel
Navigating Choppy Waters Post-Patel: Lessons Learned from Insider Trading and Spoofing for Securing No-Poach Convictions
By Byron R. Tuyay, Ashley Eickhof, and Jeff D. Martino* I. Introduction In the last two years, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s (“Antitrust Division”) criminal enforcement…
IP Law
IEEE’s Efforts to Placate its Adversaries By Making Minor Changes to Its Patent Policy Will Create Unnecessary Risk and Uncertainty for Its Core Constituents
By Emily Luken & James Tierney1 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (“IEEE”) recent updates to its Patent Policy for standards development, while substantively modest, have injected unnecessary…
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