Topic
Monopoly
203 published works
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Antitrust for Kids: No Traitors Allowed: Golf and Monopolization
By Bona Law PC
Authors: Molly Donovan & Luke Hasskamp Liv is 8. She just moved to town from out of state and has 3 new neighbor friends Paul, Greg and Adam (“PGA”). The…
Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law
The Google Play Store: A Superior Product or Monopoly?
By Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law at WFU
By: Alexus Acree “App stores” are a type of digital distribution platform for software called applications that allows mobile device users to bridge the gap between basic hardware and a…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Italian Competition Authority Fines Ferry Operator for Alleged Excessive Pricing
The Italian Competition Authority (the “ICA”) fined ferry operator Caronte & Tourist (“C&T”) €3.7 million for charging allegedly excessive prices on a ferry transportation route between Sicily and Calabria between…
Regulatory Oversight
Right-to-Repair Movement Without Right-to-Repair Laws
By Seth Erickson, Stephen C. Piepgrass, Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., Daniel Waltz
The "right-to-repair" movement continues to gain momentum, and as predicted, litigation has started even in the absence of enacted right-to-repair laws. In a recently filed class-action complaint in the U.S.…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
DOJ Antitrust Division “Absolutely” Prepared to Criminally Charge Illegal Monopolization Conduct
By Bona Law PC
Author: Jon Cieslak The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division made waves recently by indicating that it is prepared to bring criminal charges for illegal monopolization, something it has not…
Antitrust Advocate
Antitrust Division Announces Newfound Intent to Pursue Monopolization Cases Criminally
By Scott Danielson, BakerHostetler
This week, during a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers sent shockwaves through the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
FCO’s Third Market Power Report Finds Market Dominance In The Electricity Generation Sector And Analyses New Framework Conditions For The Provision Of Balancing Energy
By Julia Gleich
On February 17, 2021, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) published its third report on market power in the electricity generation sector (“Market Power Report”), analyzing the competitive landscape from October 1, 2020 to…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Observations on the Court’s Rejection of Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss the FTC’s Amended Antitrust Complaint
By Bona Law PC
Author: Jarod Bona The FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook (now Meta Platforms Inc.). Judge James E. Boasberg dismissed it. The FTC then filed an amended complaint. And the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Rating Agencies’ Market Power Affects Credit Rating Standards
By Mingyi Hung, Pepa Kraft, Shiheng Wang, Gwen Yu
Global credit rating agencies (CRAs) like S&P and Moody’s are important gatekeepers for the debt market. The demand for their ratings has increased at an unprecedented rate in the past…
The Continuum of Risk
China Brings E-Cigarettes under its Tobacco Monopoly Law: Will This Reshape the Global Industry?
By Azim Chowdhury, David J. Ettinger, Eric Gu
The tobacco industry in China, which is home to more than 300 million cigarette smokers, is controlled by the largest tobacco company in the world – the China National Tobacco…