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Monopoly
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Trellis.Law Blog
Apple Under Fire: U.S. Accuses Tech Giant of iPhone Monopoly
After years of regulatory scrutiny, the United States is taking on Apple Inc. –arguably one of the most successful tech companies of all time –in a high-profile lawsuit signifying the…
The Right Coast
Warren Demands Probe of ‘Sandwich Shop Monopoly’ HotAir
Roark already owns the sandwich-serving chains Arby s, Jimmy Johns, McAlister s Deli, and Schlotzky s. Warren said that adding Subway to that list could create a sandwich shop monopoly.…
Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James
Generative-AI as Unfair Trade Practice
By Thomas James
FTC Press Release exceprt While Congress and the courts are grappling with the copyright issues that AI has generated, the federal government’s primary consumer watchdog has made a rare entry…
Kight on Cannabis
Maryland Hemp Industry Scores Big Victory Over Monopolistic Cannabis Law
By Rod Kight
A Maryland court enjoins the prohibition on hemp products: “The public does not benefit when government intentionally constrains power and wealth in the hands of a few.”
The Healthcare Investor
FTC Initiates Monopolization Lawsuit Against Roll-Up Acquisitions in Anesthesiology Markets
On Sept. 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against US Anesthesia Partners (USAP), a large…
@theBar
Is Ticketmaster a Greedy Monopoly or Savvy Business?
By: Hannah Werner Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is widely known as the tour of the summer. But long before concertgoers were screaming the pop star’s biggest hits, they were fighting…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Monopolies Harm Content Moderation Online
Industrial organization and content moderation online are inextricably linked, with just a few corporations owning and operating the most important online communications platforms. In a recent paper, I show that…
Federal Regulatory & Enforcement Insider
The FTC and States Sue Amazon, Alleging Anticompetitive Practices
On September 26, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states filed suit against Amazon in the Western District of Washington, alleging the tech giant uses anticompetitive practices to…
The Contingency
Commercial Roundup – August 23, 2023
This late-summer edition of Commercial Roundup features a notable ruling on personal jurisdiction, a pair of False Claims Act decisions, a couple of opinions tossing class certification orders, a 2-1…
China Law Insight
聚焦知识产权垄断行为——解读《禁止滥用知识产权排除、限制竞争行为规定》
By King & Wood
作者：刘成 李雨濛 许世巍 王梦真 2023年8月1日，国家市场监督管理总局（“市监总局”）近期发布的《禁止滥用知识产权排除、限制竞争行为规定》（“《禁止滥用知识产权规定》”）将正式实施。相比2015年公布实施的《关于禁止滥用知识产权排除、限制竞争行为的规定》（“《禁止滥用知识产权规定（2015）》”），新规定主要在如下方面进行了修订和完善。 阅读更多