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José Rivas interviews Joaquín Almunia
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union, USA
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- March 21 2011
Amongst the varied topics covered in this interview we highlight the following topical issues: Fines and Damages for Competition law infringements; the interplay between Competition law and IP; the enhancement of international cooperation; and enforcement as a guarantor of consumer welfare
Opinion of the Advocate General threatens the revenues of sports rights holders
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- February 4 2011
The Advocate General delivered an Opinion yesterday in a test case on the ability of sports rights holders under EU law to limit the rights granted to satellite broadcasters to a given national territory
European Commission accepts commitments offered by Rambus
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union
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- January 29 2010
On 9 December 2009, the European Commission announced that it had adopted a decision making legally binding the commitments offered by Rambus, to address the Commission's Article 102 TFEU case
German Federal Supreme Court decides in landmark case on competition law defence
- Bird & Bird
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- Germany
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- October 16 2009
On 6 May 2009, the German Federal Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in the matter of Orange Book Standard
Commission pharma sector enquiry and initiation of formal proceedings against Servier and others
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union
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- July 17 2009
On 8 July 2009, as this update was being finalised, the European Commission published its final report on its inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector
Local judgment with an international economic approach - new German case law on the FRAND defence in patent litigation
- Bird & Bird
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- Germany
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- April 2 2009
With a series of decisions of 11 September 2008, the highly regarded Regional Court Düsseldorf has further specified the so-called FRAND defence in an international patent case in the electronics sector
Landmark case on cartel law defence pending before German Federal Supreme Court
- Bird & Bird
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- Germany
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- April 2 2009
On 10 February 2009, the oral hearing took place before the German Federal Supreme Court in a landmark case concerning the relationship between patent law and competition law in general, and the relevance of competition law-based arguments in patent infringement proceedings in particular
European court ruling on copyright royalties
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union, Sweden
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- January 23 2009
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has issued an important judgment in December 2008 on excessive and discriminatory pricing issues in respect of copyright royalties by a copyright collection society STIM, on a reference from the Swedish courts under Article 234 EC on a claim by the commercial broadcasters Kanal 5 Limited and TV4 AB
The activities of the Swedish collecting society, ALIS, are held not covered by exemption in Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty and its rights holders’ association agreements are declared void by Stockholm District Court
- Bird & Bird
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- Sweden
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- September 29 2008
The Administration of Literary Rights in Sweden (ALIS) is a collecting society established in 1995, representing approximately 2,500 writers most of which are organised by one of the Swedish Writers' Union (SFF), the Swedish Union of Journalists (SJF), the Swedish Playwrights' Union (SDF) or the Swedish Association for Educational Writers (SLFF
Commission decision in the CISAC case
- Bird & Bird
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- European Union
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- September 29 2008
The decision in the CISAC case, concerning the operation of CISAC-member collecting societies in Europe was announced in July
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