This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Heather Irvine, Mar 27, 2009 The monetary thresholds for compulsory notification of mergers in South Africa have increased from April 1, 2009. Unfortunately, filing fees have also increased. It is hoped that raising the thresholds for compulsory notification of mergers will significantly reduce […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle James Dimming, Mark Katz, Mar 27, 2009 With some exceptions, the general thrust of the new amendments to the Competition Act is to enhance the Competition Bureau’s enforcement capabilities. Unfortunately, this is likely to mean greater burdens on the business community; a burden […]

In this issue: Enforcement Updates Around the World James Dimming, Mark Katz, Mar 27, 2009 Canada Enacts Significant Changes to its Competition Law With some exceptions, the general thrust of the new amendments to the Competition Act is to enhance the Competition Bureau’s enforcement capabilities. Sebastian Evrard, Steve Harris, J. Bruce McDonald, Hiro Miyakawa, Geoffrey […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Sebastian Evrard, Steve Harris, J. Bruce McDonald, Hiro Miyakawa, Geoffrey Oliver, Peter Wang, Shinya Watanabe, Yizhe Zhang, Johannes Zoettl, Mar 26, 2009 The intersection of antitrust and intellectual property has continued to generate a great deal of controversy and is perhaps the most […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Joshua Wright, Mar 26, 2009 In November 2008, the Federal Trade Commission petitioned the Supreme Court to review the D.C. Circuit’s decision in FTC v. Rambus. That decision reversed the Commission’s finding that Rambus, a memory chip developer, knowingly failed to disclose a […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Anne Layne-Farrar, Mar 26, 2009 A little over a year ago, in January 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with Negotiated Data Solutions (“N-Data”) regarding the firm’s patent licensing practices in relation to the Ethernet standard for computer networking. That […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Richard Epstein, Mar 26, 2009 The purpose of this brief essay is to address the interconnections among three important areas of law: antitrust, patents, and FDA regulation. Each of these presents formidable difficulties in its own right. The integration of any two areas […]