9/17/2025 6:26:49 AM Key Takeaways from LES seminar: Licensing Negotiation Groups (LNGs) in Standard Essential Patent Licensing By Stephan Waldheim Following the European Commission's recent guidance on Automotive Licensing Negotiation Groups (ALNGs) and building on the...
4/15/2025 8:00:41 AM Redefining Economic Dependence: The Tunstall Case and its impact on Licensing Refusals By Baptist Vleeshouwers Claire De Neve In the recent Tunstall case, the Belgian Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”) clarified that an abuse of economic dependence can arise...
3/24/2025 10:15:39 AM A prescription for fairer competition: court rules on excessive pricing of orphan drugs and health insurers' response By Pauline Kuipers Joost van Roosmalen Sander Wagemakers Introduction On 13 February 2025, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled on two cases relating to the behaviour and complaint of a...
1/21/2025 11:26:19 AM Joint purchasing or buyer cartel? The German ALNG case – a blueprint for other joint licensing initiatives? By Stephan Waldheim Widely unnoticed by a broader audience (outside the IP community), in June 2024 the German competition watchdog (“Bundeskartellamt” or...
3/20/2024 2:11:07 PM China: Antitrust risk in the supply chain - subcontractor or competitor? By Dr. Sven-Michael Werner Serena Du The management of subcontractors is often crucial for brands in various industry sectors such as automotive, where the control of their...