In February, the Japan Fair Trade Commission announced that it will hire additional staff to enforce the country's new Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software. The Act “aim[s] to foster innovation...more
4/9/2025
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Competition ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Technology ,
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has announced that three fashion retailers have signed voluntary undertakings to ensure that consumers have a clearer idea of how green their clothes really are. At the end of...more
4/24/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Business Strategies ,
Competition ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
False Advertising ,
False Statements ,
Fashion Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Retail Market ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Modernising Market Definition -
Market definition is a foundational concept and key tool for antitrust analysis. On February 8, the European Commission ("EC") published a final version of its Revised Market Definition...more