Tag: Germany
EU Approves Germany’s Coronavirus “Umbrella” Scheme
The European Commission has approved a German “umbrella” scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak....
Amendments to the German Act Against Restraints on Competition
By Dr. Raphael Reims (Willkie Farr & Gallagher)1
(I) Tenth Amendment to the Act Against Restraints on Competition
On October 19, 2020, the German Federal Cabinet...
German Cartel Office Launches New Probe Into Amazon
Germany's antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior, German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported.
German Regulator Probes Edeka Deal
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office carried out an in-depth examination (so-called 2nd phase) of the acquisition of up to 72 Real locations from...
Modernizing German Patent Law: Toward an Explicit Obligation for Proportionality Control...
By: Luc Desaunettes-Barbero, Reto Hilty, Daria Kim, Matthias Lamping, Peter R. Slowinski & Hanns Ullrich (Oxford Business Law Blog)
Facebook @ BGH
By Ruprecht Podzsun (D'Kart)
Before today’s decision by the Bundesgerichtshof, the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) in the Facebook...
Communication With The Bundeskartellamt During COVID-19 Crisis:
You can contact the Bundeskartellamt as usual by e-mail, phone, or fax, as well as by mail. Deadlines can still be met...
Tech Companies In German Crosshairs Over Competition Fears
Germany’s government has proposed a clampdown on anti-competitive behaviour by digital platforms, putting Berlin in the vanguard of European efforts to regulate...
Germany’s Pressing Ahead: The Proposal for a Reformed Competition Act
By Rupprecht Podszun & Fabian Brauckmann (Heinrich Heine University)1
Germany’s Ministry of Economics has published its draft for the 10th amendment of the German competition...
The Transaction Value Threshold in Germany – Experiences with the New...
By Dr. Martin Sauermann, CFA (Bundeskartellamt)1
Introduction
The takeover of WhatsApp by Facebook in 2014 was widely perceived as an eye-opener in...
