by Kevin Coates | Nov 11, 2013 | News from around the Web
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: The Art of Persuasion: Competition Advocacy at the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property “Renata Hesse (DOJ) gave a speech in Seattle on The Art of Persuasion: Competition Advocacy at the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual...
by Kevin Coates | Nov 4, 2013 | News from around the Web
From Technology & Marketing Law Blog: No One Owns The Number ’3.95%’ (We Think)–Banxcorp v. Costco (Forbes Cross-Post) “Banxcorp v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 09-CV-1783 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2013). Who owns a single number, such as 3.95%? The question probably sounds crazy. Numbers are just facts, and the Supreme Court said in 1991 that facts aren’t copyrightable. So...
by Kevin Coates | Oct 24, 2013 | News from around the Web
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Articulating a Modern Approach to FCC Competition Policy “Reed E. Hundt, McKinsey & Company Inc. and Gregory L. Rosston, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research are Articulating a Modern Approach to FCC Competition Policy. ABSTRACT: The FCC has taken three different competition policy approaches: the classic role...
by Kevin Coates | Oct 24, 2013 | News from around the Web
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents “Jonathan Kanter (Cadwalader) notes What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents. ABSTRACT: These days, it is difficult to identify an antitrust issue that is generating more discussion than standard-essential patents. To...
by Kevin Coates | Oct 24, 2013 | News from around the Web
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales “The OECD has released Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales. ABSTRACT: The OECD Competition Committee discussed vertical restraints for on-line sales in February 2013. This document includes an executive summary of that debate, a detailed summary of discussion and the...