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Almunia condemns misuse of patents
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia has condemned companies’ use of patents to increase their market power and vowed to take steps to ensure markets remain competitive.
Connecticut settles with DRAM manufacturers
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Four dynamic random access memory (DRAM) manufacturers have reached a US$175,000 settlement with Connecticut's attorney general, George Jepsen.
Execs plead guilty in DoJ disk drive probe
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Three executives from Korean-based Hitachi-LG Data Storage have pleaded guilty to participating in a cartel in the optical disk drive market, the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has announced.
Western Digital/Hitachi gets DG Comp go ahead despite rival merger
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
The European Commission today cleared US technology company Western Digital’s US$4.3 billion acquisition of Hitachi’s hard disk drive business, with commitments.
DG Comp could do more in high-tech markets
Thursday, 17 November 2011
The European Commission could use more of its powers to combat antitrust infringements in the high tech sectors, says Stephen Kinsella OBE.
Mofcom imposes conditions on coal technology JV
Monday, 14 November 2011
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has conditionally approved a joint venture between General Electric (GE) and state-owned Shenhua Group.
Barnes & Noble asks DoJ to investigate Microsoft patents
Wednesday, 09 November 2011
US bookseller Barnes & Noble has asked the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division to investigate whether computer software company Microsoft has used questionable patents to try to harm competition in the market for mobile operating systems.
Oracle enters cloud computing market
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Database software maker Oracle has bid US$1.5 billion to buy RightNow, a cloud-based customer service software provider.
Western Digital gets SO while Seagate escapes further scrutiny
Monday, 22 August 2011
The European Commission has sent a statement of objections (SO) to US technology company Western Digital over its US$4.3 billion acquisition of Hitachi’s hard disk drive business.
DoJ looks into group that purchased Nortel patents
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
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.
Second Circuit upholds TradeComet dismissal
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of an antitrust case against online search leader Google because of a clause in a contract that limited where the lawsuit could be filed.
HP sues Oracle over software dominance abuse
Monday, 20 June 2011
Technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against rival Oracle, accusing the company of allegedly forcing customers to switch from HP hardware to Oracle's own servers.
TI announces merger with National Semiconductor
Premium Article - Tuesday, 05 April 2011
Dallas-based technology chipmaker Texas Instruments (TI) is acquiring rival National Semiconductor for US$6.5 billion, subject to antitrust approval.
DoJ targets Lucasfilm in fresh hiring probe
Premium Article - Wednesday, 29 December 2010
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has agreed a settlement with film company Lucasfilm over alleged anti-competitive employment practices in its relationship with rival Pixar.
China to scrutinise IT dispute
Premium Article - Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Chinese IT company Tencent today called for an end to its long-running antitrust battle with rival Qihoo over abuse of dominance issues in the country’s anti-virus software market.
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