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The Return of Price Discrimination Enforcement: What Every Business Needs to Know

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The rumors of the death of price discrimination enforcement may have been greatly exaggerated. The Robinson-Patman Act (“RPA”) (15 U.S.C. §13), enacted in 1936, prohibits price discrimination by producers and resellers of...more

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UAE's Competition Regulation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Federal Law No. 36/2023

In a significant step, Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2023 has assumed control, replacing the previous competition regulation law (Federal Law No. 4/2012) in the UAE. This new legislation represents a remarkable development,...more

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Europe Daily News, 8 February 2024

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COMPETITION - Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of 8 February 2024 in Case C‑425/22, MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. Vs. Mercedes-Benz Group AG...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Don’t Miss Out! Competition Bureau Releases New Deceptive Marketing Guidance

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The Competition Bureau published its sixth volume of the Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest on April 17. The latest edition looks at the use of fake scarcity cues in online marketplaces and provides an update on drip...more

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

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A basic understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) law is essential to managing an Amazon storefront, as IP issues can be a minefield for the uninformed. Amazon sellers must understand the major forms of intellectual...more

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Updated EU Antitrust Rules on Vertical Supply Chain Agreements Take Effect June 1

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Following an extended review, the European Commission ("Commission") has adopted revised competition law exemptions and guidance applicable to agreements in the vertical supply chain. EU antitrust law prohibits certain...more

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German Federal Court of Justice on Social Media Advertising for Products provided free of Charge

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Influencers who received goods or services free of charge from companies and then link to them on their social media channels, for example, by placing what is known in Germany as a "tap tag," generally have to label such...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Proposed Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in Milestone Defense Industry Vertical Challenge

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit yesterday to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., announced back in December 2020. Aerojet, the last...more

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Indonesian competition authority starts 2021 with the first predatory pricing decision

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In a release, Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) – the Indonesian Competition Authority, published its first Article 20 (Predatory Pricing) decision. The KPPU Decision No. 03/KPPU-L/2020 was issued on a virtual hearing...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Retail Price Maintenance: Dammann Frères Fined for Imposing Online Sale Price of Tea to Its Retailers

In Decision No. 20-D-20 issued on Dec. 3, 2020, the French Competition Authority fined the tea producer Dammann Frères €226,000 for forbidding its retailers to freely determine their own online resale prices for Dammann...more

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International Spotlight: Price Gouging Restrictions in Brazil Converging with U.S. Enforcement

Companies that sell consumer products worldwide should note the growing convergence between Brazil and the United States for the use of anticompetitive practices laws to prosecute price gouging. The Brazilian Competition Law...more

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Covid–19 coronavirus update: global application of antitrust rules (updated 13 November 2020)

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Adverse economic or social conditions have not historically tended to affect the general application and enforcement of antitrust rules. This remains the overall position in the circumstances of Covid-19, with many antitrust...more

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ACCC Brings Resale Price Maintenance Enforcement Action

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A new ACCC resale price maintenance case provides a timely reminder that manufacturers and suppliers must tread carefully with distribution arrangements related to price in Australia. The Australian Competition and...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Targets Commercial Flooring Industry for Criminal Cartel Activity

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division is increasing criminal antitrust enforcement.  After two relatively slow years of criminal enforcement, the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program is steadily increasing....more

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Pricing in an Emergency: Where Price Gouging Meets Antitrust

As state investigators across the country launch price gouging investigations, one thing is becoming clear – state price gouging investigations can look a lot like antitrust investigations. Price gouging enforcement is at an...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Brazil Initiates Process to Join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement

- On May 18, 2020, the government of Brazil submitted its application for accession to the WTO GPA, which will further open the Brazilian government procurement market to foreign producers and foreign service providers and...more

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COVID-19: EU Relaxes Competition Rules for Cooperation in Dairy, Potato, and Flower Sectors

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The European Commission (EC) on May 4 announced the adoption of exceptional derogations from EU competition rules to allow certain types of cooperation in the following sectors: milk and milk products, potatoes, and live...more

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Joint Ventures & The COVID-19 Pandemic

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May companies work with their competitors to produce equipment needed to battle COVID-19 without running the risk of antitrust enforcement actions or treble damages lawsuits?...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: DOJ and FTC Launch Expedited Review Process for COVID-19-Related Collaborative Efforts

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Division”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have jointly announced an expedited process for the review of proposed collaborative efforts to deal with the...more

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Doing Business in Singapore: Consumer Sector

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In 2019, Singapore was ranked no. 2 for “Best Country in the World to do business” by the World Bank. Singapore is seen as a gateway to the Asian markets, where spending by 3.2 billion middle-class consumers could hit US$55...more

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Expansion of digital markets and restrictions

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The European Commission has been closely following the developments in e-commerce. As more and more goods and services are sold online, the Commission finds itself inevitably drawn into regulating the competition rules in...more

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It’s a Wrap – The Year in India That Was

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Key developments in the Indian legal landscape in 2016 - From the Startup India campaign launched in January 2016 to the coming into force of substantial provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in December 2016,...more

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