Apple says disagrees with Italy antitrust complaint
MILAN - Tech giant Apple disputed on Tuesday a request by the Italian competition authority that it must offer a free two-year warranty on its goods or face fines of 300,000 euros ($378,200) and even temporary closure of its Italian operations.
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United States: Standards-Essential Patents And Injunctive Relief - Jones Day
In a series of fast-moving and interrelated developments involving courts and competition authorities in many regions and countries, holders of patents deemed "essential" to industry standards are finding their ability to obtain injunctive relief for infringement of those patents under challenge.
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Google’s Android Target of New Antitrust Complaint
BRUSSELS — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google‘s dominance of mobile Internet usage on smartphones. The “FairSearch” initiative of 17 companies — which includes Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle — claims Google is acting unfairly by giving away its Android operating system to mobile device companies on the condition that the U.S. online giant’s own software applications like YouTube and Google Maps are installed and prominently displayed. “Google is using its Android mobile operating system as a Trojan horse to deceive partners, monopolize the mobile marketplace, and control consumer data,” said Thomas Vinje, the group’s Brussels-based lawyer. (MORE: Was Instagram Really Worth $1 Billion?) Android operating systems are installed on about 70 percent of new smartphones, according to analyst estimates, handing Google the largest market share worldwide, followed by Apple‘s iOS platform. Systems ...
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France: French NCA Terminates Abuse By Mobile Operators - Mason Hayes & Curran
On 13 December 2012, following a complaint by the mobile network operator Bouygues Telecom, the French competition authority, Autorité de la concurrence, fined the two leading French MNOs, Orange and SFR, a total of €183.1 million for abusing the dominant position.
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Ireland: Irish Competition Authority Steps Into New Territory With FitFlop Commitments - Mason Hayes & Curran
On 18 December 2012, commitments given to the Irish Competition Authority by a party under investigation were, for the first time, made an order of the court by the Irish High Court.
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