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Epic Games Criticizes UK’s App Store Reform Plan as Insufficient
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (632+ words) The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled a series of measures it says will "improve fairness in app store processes and enhance iOS interoperability," setting out proposed commitments from Apple and Google aimed at increasing transparency for developers....
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Duke Energy Antitrust Appeal
4+ week, 2+ day ago (288+ words) The Fourth Circuit panel had found that NTE should be allowed to argue that Duke interfered with its attempt to compete for Fayetteville's business by discouraging the city from switching suppliers and by taking steps that allegedly undermined the viability…...
Who Can Fix It? Antitrust, IP Rights, and the Right to Repair
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (101+ words) The convergence of antitrust law, intellectual property rights, and emerging right-to-repair statutes continues to reshape how product ownership and The convergence of antitrust law, intellectual property rights, and emerging right-to-repair statutes continues to reshape how product ownership and competition are…...
Chinese Consumers File Antitrust Complaint Against Apple Over App Store Practices
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) This is not the first time Wang has taken on Apple in Chinese courts. According to Reuters, he previously led a similar case filed in 2021, which was dismissed by a Shanghai court last year. That verdict is currently under appeal…...
Google Argues Against Justice Department Proposal to Ban Bundling Apps With AI
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (431+ words) Google argued against a Justice Department proposal that would bar it from bundling its YouTube and Google Maps apps with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) service, telling a judge Wednesday (Oct. 8) that these haven't been found to be monopoly products....
EssilorLuxottica Defeats Consumer Lawsuits Alleging Monopoly Practices
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) EssilorLuxottica won a significant legal battle on Friday after a U.S. federal judge dismissed consumer lawsuits accusing the company of monopolizing the eyewear market. The cases had alleged that the maker of Ray-Ban and Oakley frames used acquisitions and restrictive agreements…...
Google and Justice Department Spar Over Remedies in Ad Market Antitrust Case
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) Google and the Justice Department will reportedly argue in a courtroom for the next two weeks over whether Google should be forced to sell its ad exchange, AdX, to restore competition in the online display advertising market. This two-week remedy…...
US Prosecutors Seek to Split Google’s Ad Business in Antitrust Trial
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) The US'Department of Justice escalated its battle with Google on Monday, calling for the breakup of the company's digital advertising operations.'According to the Financial Times, federal prosecutors urged a judge in Virginia to force Google's parent company, Alphabet, to…...
DOJ Pushes Broader Google Ad Exchange Sale Despite Earlier Settlement Talks
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Google considered selling off parts of its ad tech business to resolve antitrust concerns in Europe and the United States, but the Justice Department is pushing for a broader breakup, a lawyer for the company said Monday. Related: Alphabet Faces…...
OpenX Sues Google Over Alleged Antitrust Violations in Adtech
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (402+ words) Supply-side advertising platform OpenX has taken legal action against Google, filing an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of using its dominant position in the digital advertising ecosystem to suppress competition and harm rival businesses. According to OpenX, these…...