UK: Vodafone’s next move weighed after Verizon sell-off
January 23, 2014
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Following Vodafone’s recent decision to sell back its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to its parent company for $130
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US: Rockstar abruptly settles patent dispute
January 23, 2014
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The powerhouse group of patent-owning tech firms known as the Rockstar Consortium has reportedly resolved at least one of its
Who are the real winners and losers in the General Court?
January 23, 2014
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Jan 24, 2014 CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) presents: Who are the real winners and
Appropriating the Returns from Industrial Research and Development (1950)(reprint)
January 22, 2014
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Dec 20, 2013 To have the incentive to undertake research and development, a firm must be able to appropriate returns
US: FL, TN healthcare giants to merge in $7.6B deal
January 22, 2014
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Tennessee-based Community Health Systems announced plans to acquire Florida-based Health Management Associates in a deal worth an estimated $7.6 billion,
There is Always a First Time: Coordinated Effects via Vertical Structural Changes in Anglo/Lafarge
January 22, 2014
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Julie Bon, Pietro Crocioni, Francesca Sala, Dec 20, 2013 This article explores the UK Competition Commission’s Anglo/Lafarge merger decision (2012)
US: Coke’s Keurig buy sparks rumors of SodaStream, Pepsi deal
January 22, 2014
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Following Coca-Cola’s acquisition of a 10 percent stake in Keurig Green Mountain, the instant single-serve coffee brewing product, reports say
Competition Authorities Support Grasshoppers: Competition Law as a Threat to Innovation
January 22, 2014
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Sir Robin Jacob, Dec 20, 2013 Aesop’s fable is of the ant and the grasshopper. In summer the ant works,
EU/China: Regs, solar panel makers end quarrel, agree on price floor
January 22, 2014
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A longstanding feud between EU regulators and Chinese manufacturers of solar panels has ended with an agreement of minimum prices
US/EU: Lawmakers, stores want US consumers to join EU payments bandwagon
January 22, 2014
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Following the announcement of sweeping overhauls of the European payments industry by the European Commission – overhauls that include strict
