Judge to DoJ: Sir, This is a Wendy’s

The antitrust maximalist movement has been on an extended shopping spree for a tech marketplace remodel in venues around the world, from Congress and state legislatures to the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK), and concurrently, through the federal courts. But in many of these cases, the sought-after sinecure [...]

By |2024-08-08T09:40:03-04:00August 8th, 2024|antitrust, Blog, Competition|

One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The UK’s Approach to SEPs Dismisses SME Innovators

The recent Lenovo v. InterDigital case is the latest high-profile standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing dispute heard by the UK courts. This case highlights how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being disproportionately abused in SEP licensing negotiations. Initially, the UK High Court (the lower court) found that SMEs are often [...]

By |2024-09-06T13:18:09-04:00August 2nd, 2024|Blog, European Union, FRAND, Patents, United Kingdom|

Competition Agencies are Missing Key Evidence with Efforts to Prevent AI Pre-Crime

The current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and some of its European counterparts are seeing competition problems everywhere, even in the future, in markets that are highly competitive and still emerging. Earlier this year, the FTC blasted several companies competing in artificial intelligence (AI) markets with subpoenas under its 6(b) authority, [...]

By |2024-08-02T13:05:40-04:00August 1st, 2024|antitrust, Artificial Intelligence/AI, Blog, Competition|
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