Posted by Cristina Vila
31 December, 2019
Sanrio, the renowned Japanese company that owns the rights to characters such as Hello Kitty was fined €6.2 million by
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Concentration control: The advantages of phase I commitments
Posted by Andrew Ward
3 October, 2019
In July 2019, the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, “CNMC”) authorized
Read MoreQualcomm vs European Commission: Qualcomm to appeal the first predatory pricing fine in 16 years
Posted by Alexandre Picón
24 September, 2019
On 18 July 2019, the European Commission imposed a €242 million fine on the multinational chipset manufacturer Qualcomm for engaging
Read MoreBOOKING.COM VICTORY OVER HOTELS IN GERMANY: PREVENTING HOTELS FROM OFFERING PRICES LOWER THAN THOSE ON BOOKING.COM IS NOT ANTICOMPETITIVE
Posted by Joaquim Candel
8 August, 2019
On June 4, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court of Appeals ruled that German competition law allows Booking.com to apply “narrow”
Read MoreEuropean Commission launches eLeniency tool: online leniency, settlement and cooperation procedures
Posted by María López
21 June, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has announced its launch of eLeniency, a new online tool to enable communications in the context
Read MoreGoogle AdSense: €1.49 billion for abusing its dominance in online adverts
Posted by Mireia Prat
29 May, 2019
On March 20, the European Commission (EC) fined Google €1.49 billion for its abuse of a dominant position in the
Read MoreEUROPEAN COMMISSION FINES MASTERCARD €570 MILLION FOR ANTI-COMPETITIVE INTERCHANGE FEES
Posted by Cristina Vila
2 April, 2019
On January 22, 2019, the European Commission (“EC”) fined MasterCard €570.5 million for not allowing merchants to benefit from the
Read MoreConsiderations on Spanish competition authority’s report on fintech sector
Posted by Mireia Prat
24 January, 2019
Context: the fintech revolution The term fintech, in the broadest sense, refers to the groundbreaking application of new developments in
Read MoreThe submission of economic reports in sanctioning proceedings before the CNMC
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
Read MoreEC 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
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