As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Apple Inc. v. Pepper, a major case involving antitrust standing, interested parties across the political spectrum are weighing in with their ideas of how the case should be resolved....more
In a significant Illinois Brick decision, the Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion concluding that consumers who purchase apps from Apple’s “app store” directly purchase those apps from Apple, which acts as a distributor....more
Last week, the FTC filed a complaint against Qualcomm, a manufacturer of baseband processors, which are chips included in cell phones and other products with cellular connectivity that allow the devices to connect to cell...more
Earlier this month, Apple signaled its intention to petition for writ of certiorari after the Second Circuit upheld Judge Cote’s decision to apply per se liability in analyzing the firm’s conduct with respect to e-books in...more
10/1/2015
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Competition ,
e-Books ,
Horizontal Agreements ,
Hub-and-Spoke Conspiracy ,
Monopolization ,
Publishers ,
SCOTUS ,
Vertical Restraints
We recently wrote about the Second Circuit’s June 30, 2015 decision affirming Judge Denise Cote’s decision that Apple conspired with five publishing companies to raise the price of e-books....more
8/7/2015
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Amazon ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Apple ,
Authors ,
Books ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
e-Books ,
EU ,
Market Power ,
Publishers