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Second Asia-Pacific Workshop on Innovation, IP, and Competition

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This workshop was organised to explore contemporary issues at the interface of intellectual property law and competition law in different sectors. In an era of innovation and technological disruptions, it is important to deliberate upon different policy concerns and options for antitrust interventions. By having detailed discussions on contemporary IP and competition law developments in […]

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Hyundai case: A lesson for CCI

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Atul Dua and Anupam Sanghi analyse why the competition regulator’s order was set aside The automobile industry is prominent for a high incidence of alleged anti-competitive conduct on the part of car manufacturers and their dealers. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently penalized Hyundai Motor India for indulging in such behaviour through vertical agreements

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Bulletins – On CCI’s 7th Annual Lecture By Arun Jaitley

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Excerpts on Hon’ble Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Lecture on ‘Competition, Regulator and Growth’ at the Annual Convention of Competition Commission of India View the lecture on youtube Competition law has evolved over the last 6-7 years. Although the bill got passed in the year 2002 the Competition Act became functional in the year 2009. The

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Highlighting Key Points discussed at the Conference on Competition Regulation & Competitiveness

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The new Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, Devender Kumar Sikri, inaugurated an International Conference on Competition Regulation and Competitiveness on February 5, 2016, at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. The event was organized by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur, India, alongwith AZB Partners, a leading law firm; Shaping Tomorrow, futuristic think-cum-action tank

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Summit on Challenges in Competition Law Enforcement in India

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Organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry on 27th September 2014 at Hotel Radisson Blu, Noida. Key Points I spoke about in the Session on Practice and Procedure Powers of the DG to issue notice Suo-moto in the Automobile Manufacturer’s case – the Competition Act provides for DG to step into the shoes of CCI and that it shall have all

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India’s smartphone wars: Google’s “Android One” adds to Samsung’s worries

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Market Perspective A major strategy rethink for low to mid-tier products is now in order for the world’s biggest phone maker and top seller in India, analysts say, particularly as Samsung is also losing share to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) at the higher-end. Samsung -holding Standard Essential Patents( SEPs) Samsung owns SEPs related to various mobile

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Supreme Court directs DLF to pay Rs 630 cr fine imposed by CCI

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eCourt also directed DLF to file a fresh undertaking that in the event of dismissal of the appeal it will pay such amount as directed by the court. In terms of the new law, its time for Real Estate Companies to change terms of selling Flats. All Standard Agreements will be held to be One

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Car Makers Violate Fair Play Obligations and CCI Fines them with $420 Million for Vertical Restraints Imposed on their Authorized Dealers – Impacting (Competitive) Pricing

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CCI based its decision on Exclusive purchasing and non-compete obligations – Therefore, if a Honda consumer needs to repair or service his car, he will have to avail the services provided by Honda’s authorized dealers irrespective of the brand of car he owns. Therefore, the competitive constraints which a Honda car owner faces is in

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Competition Commission of India fines Google

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The order was passed on March 27, 2014 DG submitted its report. CCI alleged inter alia non-cooperation by Google in the pending investigations. In June 2012, CUTS filed a formal complaint against Google’s unethical and anti-competitive business practices with the CCI on June 6, 2012. This was the second formal complaint against Google. Other cases

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