Posted by Cristina Vila
4 December, 2018
In the context of sanctioning proceedings, it is more and more common that companies support their legal arguments of defense
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EC publishes decisions in which it sanctions four manufacturers of electronic products for fixing resale prices for online distributors
Posted by Pablo Palomar
6 November, 2018
On July 24, 2018, the European Commission (EC) sanctioned Asus, Denon & Marantz (“D&M”), Philips and Pioneer with a total
Read MoreEU gives Apple’s acquisition of Shazam green light
Posted by Mireia Prat
29 October, 2018
On September 6, 2018, the European Commission (EC) unconditionally approved Apple’s acquisition of the British music application company Shazam. Apple
Read MoreEuropean Commission imposes fines on four consumer electronics manufacturers for fixing resale prices
Posted by Cristina Vila
9 August, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has sanctioned Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer with fines of a total of €111 million for
Read MoreCNMC fines IT companies €30m for bid-rigging
Posted by Marta Simón
7 August, 2018
On July 26, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia or CNMC)
Read MoreThe European Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for abusing its dominant position again
Posted by Carolina Fernández
19 July, 2018
On 18th of July 2018, the European Commission ended the investigation opened in 2015 on Google’s anti-competitive behaviour regarding its
Read MoreThe CJUE rules on price discrimination by dominant companies
Posted by Cristina Vila
17 May, 2018
On April 19, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the framework of
Read MoreAltice/PT: €125 million fine for gun jumping
Posted by Marta Simón
8 May, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has fined multinational telecommunications company Altice €124.5 million for taking control of PT Portugal before obtaining
Read MoreEUROPEAN REGULATION BANNING GEO-BLOCKING IS PUBLISHED DIGITAL
Posted by Cristina Vila
23 March, 2018
On March 2, Regulation 2018/302 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers’ nationality, place of
Read MoreQUALCOMM FINED €997 MILLION AFTER PAYING APPLE FOR EXCLUSIVITY
Posted by Cuatrecasas
28 February, 2018
The european commission has fined qualcomm €997 million for abuse of the market for long-term evolution (“LTE”) (also known as 4G) baseband
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