US computer maker Apple has shot back at a US Department of Justice antitrust division lawsuit, saying the government’s “fundamentally flawed” case against it props up a monopoly while attacking competition in the electronic books market.

A US federal court in New York has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against computer and device manufacturer Apple and five of the country’s largest publishing houses, alleging that the companies conspired to raise and fix the price of electronic books.

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ) today filed a complaint against Apple and five publishers accusing them of colluding to fix the price of e-books.

The European Commission has opened two investigations of Motorola over allegations put forward by Microsoft and Apple that the company abused its standard-essential patents to block sales of its competitors’ products.

Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia says the European Commission is ready to settle its e-book investigation if the companies agree to change their pricing model, days after news emerged that the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ) is discussing a settlement.

The US Department of Justice is close to filing antitrust lawsuits against technology company Apple and five of the country’s largest book publishers unless the companies agree to alter their model for selling electronic books, press reports indicate.

Technology company Apple has submitted a competition complaint to DG Comp against Motorola Mobility’s use of essential patents.

The European Commission today opened formal antitrust proceedings against international publishers accused of illegally restricting competition in the sale of e-books.

The European Commission has opened a preliminary investigation of Samsung and Apple’s continuing patent disputes.

Sean Dillon, a deputy assistant director in the Mergers II branch of the Federal Trade Commission’s bureau of competition, will leave the agency in November to join the growing stable of antitrust lawyers at Apple.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is investigating two rival mobile telephone companies for allegedly colluding on the price of Apple iPhones.

Plaintiffs in the US have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Apple and five publishers for allegedly fixing the prices of e-books.

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has begun an in-depth examination of why a group of the world’s largest technology companies banded together and paid a far-higher-than-expected price to buy patents targeted by online search operator Google.