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Following the European Commission's recent guidance on Automotive Licensing Negotiation Groups (ALNGs) and building on the...
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The German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") has issued preliminary recommendations regarding the application of German football's...
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The Cartel Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice (“Court”) confirmed a landmark decision by the German Federal Cartel Office...
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The German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has imposed fines totaling nearly €6 million on audio products manufacturers Sennheiser...
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On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (Commission) imposed the first -ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The fines...
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On 11 February 2025, the Cartel Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, "BGH") examined the much debated...
Widely unnoticed by a broader audience (outside the IP community), in June 2024 the German competition watchdog (“Bundeskartellamt” or...
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In 2024, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) blocked two projects by RTL for alleged adverse effects on competition and consumers....
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In February 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, “BGH”) will address the question of whether board members and...
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In a significant step towards sustainability, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has approved an innovative initiative by Euro...
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Judgments with significant impact have been handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union On 21 December 2023 the Court of...
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This is a summary of an interview published in the January 2024 edition of Financier Worldwide magazine. The EU and the UK are placing...