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Across the globe, disputes have broken out between manufacturers of smartphones and tablet computers (such as Apple and Samsung) about “standards-essential patents”, and whether competition law limits their enforcement
Recent months have seen some significant changes, and proposed changes, to merger control rules across the world the rules governing the scrutiny by competition authorities of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
Across the world, the internet giant Google has been facing numerous competition law challenges in the courts and before competition authorities, generally triggered by complaints from competitors and advertisers
A significant amendment to the German Act Against Unfair Competition (Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (the UWG)) came into force on 29 December 2008
In a final decision published on 23 September 2008, the Düsseldorf Court of Appeal recently annulled a decision taken by the German federal cartel office (the Bundeskartellamt) prohibiting the creation of an insurance pool and gave some crucial guidance on the criteria to be applied to define such pools with respect to the insurance industry
Google has been the subject of scrutiny in a number of EU Member States recently, raising the prospect of an EU-wide investigation at some point in the near future
In a final decision published on 23 September 2008, the Düsseldorf Court of Appeals recently annulled a decision taken by the German federal cartel office (Bundeskartellamt) prohibiting the creation of an insurance pool and gave some crucial guidance on the criteria to be applied on the market definition with respect to the insurance industry
