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Antitrust alert: Japan Fair Trade Commission Chairman Takeshima steps down

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • October 16 2012

The Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Kazuhiko Takeshima, stepped down from his position at the end of September, having completed his term

Japan Fair Trade Commission proposes revised merger regulation and guidelines

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • March 31 2011

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has proposed revised merger regulation and guidelines, to further improve transparency and predictability of merger review procedure under the Antimonopoly Act and make Japanese merger regulation more consistent with international standards

JFTC issues draft guidelines on the prohibition of abuse of a superior bargaining position under the Japan Anti-Monopoly Act

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • August 20 2010

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has issued draft guidelines on enforcement of the prohibition on abuse of a superior bargaining position, which long has been a violation of Japan's "Anti-Monopoly Law" (AML) and has been enforced mostly through the Japanese administrative guidance system

Japan proposes to reform JFTC hearing procedure for antitrust violations

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • March 25 2010

The Japanese government has proposed significant changes to the procedures for challenging orders issued for antitrust violations by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC

Japan challenges "essential" patent licenses under Anti-monopoly Act

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • November 6 2009

The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") has announced a cease and desist order requiring that Qualcomm Inc. rescind license provisions that required licensees to cross-license their patents to Qualcomm and refrain from asserting their own patents against Qualcomm or Qualcomm licensees

Amendment of the Anti-Monopoly Act of Japan and its impact on mergers and acquisitions

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • September 30 2009

On June 3, 2009, the Japanese Diet enacted a bill to amend the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (the "Anti-Monopoly Act" and, as amended, the "Amended Act"), promulgated as of June 10, 2009

Japan passes amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act to strengthen cartel enforcement and expand the scope of single-firm conduct subject to fines

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Japan
  • -
  • June 15 2009

On June 3, 2009, the Japanese Diet passed a bill that will amend the Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act ("Amendments") to impose larger surcharges (administrative fines) on companies engaged in cartels and certain types of unilateral conduct and increased prison sentences for individuals participating in cartels