European Court of Justice clarifies scope of post-term non-compete obligation in franchise agreement *

European Union - March 5 2013
In its judgment of 7 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled (Case C-117/12) that a post-term non-compete obligation in a…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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Brussels Court of Appeal annuls infringement decision in VEBIC-case on procedural grounds *

Belgium - March 5 2013
By judgment of 13 February 2013 the Brussels' Court of Appeal ("CoA") annulled the decision of the Competition Council (Raad voor de Mededinging…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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Bpost fined for abuse of its dominant position in the Belgian postal sector *

Belgium - March 5 2013
As from 2005, the Belgian Competition Council received a number of complaints against Bpost for abuse of its dominant position in the Belgian postal…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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Paris Court of Appeal confirms: Pierre Fabre breached competition law by banning internet sales within its selective distribution network *

France - March 5 2013
In 2006, the French Competition Authority (the Conseil) started to investigate whether a number of manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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European Commission publishes draft Technology Transfer Regime *

European Union - March 5 2013
The Commission has taken a new step in revising the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (the "TTBER") and its accompanying guidelines (the…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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