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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Amazon’s “Buy Box” Legally Boxes Out the Competition

On March 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order to dismiss a consumer antitrust lawsuit filed against Amazon. In the lawsuit styled Hogan v. Amazon.com, Inc., the consumer-plaintiffs...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Possible Anti-Trust Legislation in eCommerce and Amazon’s Plea for Opposition

Up for consideration before the 117th Congress this year is Senate Bill 2992 (S. 2992); known as the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (the eCommerce Antitrust Act). The purpose of the eCommerce Antitrust Act is to...more

Hogan Lovells

Shaping Europe’s Digital Future – EU publishes its draft Digital Services Act

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Awaited with bated breath by stakeholders in the online industry and by IP right holders alike, the EU Commission published its official draft for the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is conceived as one of the central...more

Morgan Lewis

Digital Markets: Closing the Regulatory Gap on All Fronts?

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The European Commission is opening multiple fronts to adapt and increase regulatory oversight of digital players in the EU Internal Market. At the same time, EU member states such as Germany and France on the one hand, as...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Indian and South Korean regulators examine practices of online platforms; Sabre launches content...

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This week’s Update highlights two additional countries’ efforts to investigate alleged abuses by powerful global online platforms, including widely used online travel platforms. Enjoy....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Platform Bans: German Competition Authority Critical Despite Coty Judgment

Since last year’s “Coty” judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), it may have seemed settled that authorized dealers in a selective distribution network can be prohibited from selling products via third-party...more

Hogan Lovells

Selective Distribution & Online Sales: Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt confirms CJEU findings and provides further guidance

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After the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had issued its landmark judgment in the Coty case on reference for preliminary ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (HRC Frankfurt) has issued its now...more

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The Challenge of the Internet for EU and US Retail Distribution Strategies

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The increasing importance of the internet has caused EU and US antitrust regulators to look closely at a range of trading policies including restrictions on internet sales, geo-blocking, use of on line platforms, MFN clauses...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

K&L Gates LLP

European Commission’s Preliminary Report in the E-Commerce Sector Inquiry: Highlighting Risk Areas for Suppliers of Branded Goods

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In September, the European Commission published its much-awaited Preliminary Report in the e-Commerce Sector Inquiry, launched last May 2015. Although the primary focus of the Commission’s Inquiry is on restrictions limiting...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Digital Single Market Strategy: One Year On

In May 2015, the European Commission announced its Digital Single Market Strategy to accelerate the creation of a digital single market (DSM) across the EU. The EU’s aim is to broaden access to e-commerce, media and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Unveils New Digital Single Market Proposals

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The Commission’s proposals aim to drive cross-border e-commerce in the EU and level the regulatory field across audiovisual media services and online platforms. On 25 May 2016 the European Commission (Commission)...more

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