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2016

Antitrust Chronicle® – Holiday Reading Edition
 |  Dec 14, 2016

Before you all enjoy a well-deserved winter break, this month’s Antitrust Chronicle® brings you a seasonal present throughout our selection of Holiday Readings. This compilation of articles from academics, practitioners…

CPI Talks – Inside the ICN Cartel Workshop, Madrid, October 2016.
 |  Dec 14, 2016

In this month’s CPI Talks, we give our readers a special interview with the ICN Cartel Workshop co-chairs, ACCC and FAS and the ICN Cartel Workshop host, the Spanish CNMC.…

Extra-Jurisdictional Remedies Involving Patent Licensing
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Koren Wong-Ervin, Bruce H. Kobayashi, Douglas H. Ginsburg & Joshua D. Wright –  This article discusses the various approaches taken by competition agencies thus far on extra-jurisdictional remedies, as exemplified…

Big Data, Big Concerns?
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Maikel Van Wissen & Lodewick Prompers –  The role that big data plays in the financial services industry is changing at a rapid pace. Data is no longer a lump…

Bank Mergers And Systemic Risk
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Zsolt Macskasi –  In this article, the author begins with a brief description of the regulatory environment and the recent history of bank mergers in the U.S., followed by a…

Analyzing The Geographic Market In Hospital Mergers: Travel Patterns Take A Backseat To Payer Response
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Andrea Levine & Andy Hasty – This article looks at recent hospital merger cases which highlight not only the importance of a properly defined geographic market, but also courts’ definitive…

Market Dominance Under The Anti-Monopoly Law: SAIC’s Landmark Decision On Tetra Pak
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Vanessa Yanhua Zhang, John Jiong Gong & Amanda Jing Yang – On November 16, 2016, SAIC issued a press release on its over-four-year investigation against Tetra Pak for abuse…

Unexplained Mysteries Of The Energy Market Investigation
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Mark Friend – In its final report on the Energy Market Investigation, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced its intention to impose a temporary cap on the prices…

Bathtub Conspiracies – An Indian Competition Law Perspective
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Ravisekhar Nair & Aakarsh Narula – The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has become one of India’s most active regulators. The wide-ranging commercial implications of competition law enforcement on…

Challenge Restraints And The Scope Of The Patent
 |  Dec 14, 2016

By Erik Hovenkamp – Challenge restraints are used within a variety of different patent agreements – ranging from ordinary licensing deals to “reverse settlements” – with varying competitive effects.However, the courts…

Antitrust Chronicle® – Telecommunications
 |  Nov 14, 2016

Letter from the Editor Dear Readers, This month, the Antitrust Chronicle® brings you a special edition on antitrust issues in the telecoms sector, focusing on the evolution of 5G technology.…

CPI Talks: Interview with Commissioner Maria Elena Estavillo, Mexican Telecom Regulator
 |  Nov 14, 2016

In this interesting interview, Commissioner Estavillo addresses questions concerning the telecom reforms in Mexico, the asymmetric regulation applied to incumbents to introduce competition in different markets, the relationship between concentration…

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