Antitrust Law

Antitrust ruling says Microsoft didn’t kill WordPerfect—Novell did – Ars Technica

Novell has been crying antitrust ever since. After that, Microsoft asked for a Judgment as a Matter of Law (JMOL) in an attempt to close the case. US District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz in Utah granted that Microsoft motion … Continue reading

Microsoft Prevails In Novell Antitrust Suit – site.law360.com

after a Utah federal judge determined Microsoft’s conduct didn’t qualify as antitrust activity. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz granted Microsoft’s motion for judgment of a matter of law, finding that Novell could not show that Microsoft’s alleged …

Reverse Payment Home Run for Pharma Antitrust Enforcement – IPWatchdog.com

First, some context. One of the most complex issues in antitrust and patent law today involves agreements by which brand-name drug companies pay generics to delay entering the market. In the past decade, with the Supreme Court showing no …

Federal judge rules for Microsoft in case against Novell – Seattle Times

Novell filed suit in 2004 in Utah, accusing Microsoft of violating U.S. antitrust laws in relation to the WordPerfect program. A jury trial that began in October last year was meant to resolve a remaining issue of whether Microsoft delayed … Continue reading

Microsoft wins motion to dismiss Novell antitrust suit – ZDNet

2 [of the Sherman Act; U.S. antitrust laws] in maintaining its monopoly in the operating systems market. Therefore, Microsoft’s motion [to dismiss] will be granted.” Utah-based Novell kicked off the suit in 2004 claiming Gates’ decision a …

Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft Sputters to a Close – All Things Digital

A federal judge on Monday granted Microsoft’s motion to dismiss the suit, which claimed the software behemoth violated antitrust law by withholding key technical information required to make Novell’s WordPerfect and Quattro Pro products …

China: FAQs about Administrative Review of Antitrust Enforcement Decisions – Mondaq

China Telecom and China Unicom under Antitrust Investigation”, “NDRC Fined Two Pharmaceutical Companies for Abusive Conducts”, “Price Related Breaches of the AML and the Price Law -How Many Public Cases Have There Been?”, etc. According to Article 46 and …

Schering-Plough’s K-Dur Pay-for-Delay Ruling Reversed – Bloomberg

“This is a landmark decision that clarifies why these pay- for-delay deals violate mainstream antitrust law,” said David Balto, a Washington-based antitrust attorney who represents consumer groups opposed to such agreements. “The decision …

ANALYSIS-Wall St may face Libor legal threat from small banks – Reuters India

On Thursday, the community bank lawsuit was consolidated with three other proposed Libor class actions that accuse big banks of violating antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald in Manhattan is overseeing the cases. The other proposed …

Viterra Inc.: Update on Glencore Transaction – msnbc.com

Viterra disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, further events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. More information about Viterra can be found at …