Posts Tagged: Antitrust
The Biden Executive Order’s Restraint on Freedom of Contract: Regulation by Anecdote May Lead to Unintended Consequences
Capping months of anticipation, President Joe Biden on July 9 unveiled his Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, which he argues will “lower prices for …
Antitrust Suit Filed by 36 State AGs Targets Google Anticompetitive Practices on Android App Distribution
Last week, the attorneys general of 36 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California against internet services and …
Supreme Court to NCAA: You are Not Immune from Antitrust Laws
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston (Alston) in which the nation’s highest court affirmed …
Trademarks Are Not Patents: The Second Circuit Rejects FTC Challenge to Trademark Settlements in 1-800 Contacts
In “big IP cases that count,” the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had a mixed record lately, going one-for-three – good in baseball but bad in …
CAFC Remands Walker Process Antitrust Issue to Fifth Circuit under Xitronex I Precedent
On June 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) transferred Ronald Chandler et. al. v. Phoenix Services, LLC to the United States Court …
The DOJ Antitrust Division: Regulatory Capture at the Expense of U.S. Interests
Historically an esoteric area of law, in recent years, antitrust policy is drawing broader attention as a tool to curb the exercise of monopolistic market power, especially …
Despite ‘Tortured’ Statement from FTC’s Slaughter, Win for Qualcomm is a Win for American Innovation
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) March 26 deadline for filing a petition for writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court has come and gone, …
Box Score on the New Madison Approach to Antitrust and Patents
To those of us who breathe intellectual property and innovation, it sounds so obvious to say that consumers benefit greatly from the dynamic competition inventions and IP …
Concerns Surface Over Big Tech Ties of Biden’s Pick to Head DOJ Antitrust Division
Yesterday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) sent a letter to President Joe Biden explaining her concerns over recent reports that the leading candidate for the top antitrust …
Qualcomm Suffers Court Setback in EU Antitrust Case
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last week ruled against Qualcomm in an antitrust case over UMTS-compliant baseband chipsets. The case dates back to …
Complete Genomics Sues Illumina for Antitrust and Unfair Competition Violations
Complete Genomics, Inc., BGI Americas Corp., and MGI America’s Inc. (Complete Genomics) have filed suit against Illumina, Inc. alleging violation of federal antitrust statutes and California …
Skidmore-Mead Can Solve the Patent Eligibility Dilemma
Judge Kimberly Moore, in a comprehensive and insightful opinion dissenting from the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative …
The Threat to the New Madison Intellectual Property Approach
Makan Delrahim, the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division, has received much-deserved acclaim from fellow intellectual property hawks for his …
Facing the Consequences: Biden’s Transition Team Should Concern the IP Community
It is difficult to talk about political issues in the current environment in the United States but looming for the patent and innovation community is a potential …
European Commission Launches Antitrust Action Against Amazon
The European Commission has formed a preliminary view that Amazon has breached Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by distorting competition in …
