Japan: Toshiba sues Western Digital in feud over memory unit sale
June 28, 2017
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Toshiba said Wednesday it is suing its joint venture partner Western Digital over the US company’s opposition to a plan
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US: WWL Executives indicted for price fixing
June 28, 2017
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Two former and one current executive of the shipping company Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics (WWL) have been indicted on charges of
UK: Regulator calls for radical shake-up of asset managers
June 28, 2017
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A radical shake-up of the UK’s GB£7bn trillion (US$9.06 trillion) investment market has been ordered by Britain’s financial regulator in
Canada: Gov allows Dow, DuPont merger after firms agree to sell assets
June 28, 2017
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Canada’s Competition Bureau said on Tuesday it would allow a planned merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical after both firms
US: FTC holds closed meeting to talk Walgreens/Rite Aid merger
June 28, 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) two sitting members plan to hold a closed-door meeting on June 29 as the agency
South Africa: Regulator denies withdrawing FX rigging charges against banks
June 28, 2017
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On Wednesday, South Africa’s competition watchdog denied withdrawing charges against some of the 14 banks accused of rigging the rand
The Antitrusting of Patentability
June 28, 2017
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Posted by Social Science Research Network The Antitrusting of Patentability By Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Texas A&M University School of Law) Abstract:
Mexico: COFECE appoints new head of investigations
June 27, 2017
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The Federal Commission for Economic Competition (COFECE) appointed Sergio López Rodríguez as new head of investigations. These movements follow the
EU: Freshfields has new global antitrust head
June 27, 2017
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed partner Thomas Janssens as its global competition practice head. Thomas Janssens is a partner in
US: Qualcomm loses bid to squash FTC antitrust lawsuit
June 27, 2017
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A US federal judge ruled against Qualcomm’s motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the FTC, the Wall Street
