EU Court to Rule on Microsoft Antitrust Fine Ultimate Edition™

Is $1.14 billion an “unnecessary, unlawful and totally disproportionate” fine? Tune in next month.
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Google Given Weeks to Resolve EU Antitrust Probe

The EC gives Google a chance to settle an antitrust investigation without facing formal charges.
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ITC Gives Motorola Partial Victory in Apple Patent Fight

The U.S. International Trade Commission handed Motorola Mobility a partial victory in its patent battle with Apple today, ruling that the company’s iPhone and iPad do indeed infringe Motorola’s intellectual property.
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EU Clears Sony’s $2.2 Billion Acquisition of EMI

European competition regulators gave the green light Thursday to a plan by an investor group led by Sony Corp. to buy EMI Group Ltd.’s huge music-publishing division for $2.2 billion.

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EU Expected to Approve Sony’s EMI Music Deal

European antitrust regulators are expected Thursday to approve a plan by a Sony Corp.-led investor group to buy EMI Group Ltd.’s huge music-publishing division for $2.2 billion, according to people familiar with the situation.

EU Regulators Stick Motorola With Two-Pronged Patent Probe

… and you know that’s gotta hurt.
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EC Confirms Inquiry Into Possible Telecom Collusion

Europe’s five biggest telecoms could face an investigation into possible collusion.
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Regulators to Google: Watch It With Those Standards Essential Patents

You’ve been warned …
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EU Competition Chief: Screw Around With Standards Essential Patents and You’ll Be Sorry

Tech companies plotting to use standards essential patents to bolster their market power best think twice before doing so.
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Justice Department Poised to Clear Google-Motorola Deal

The U.S. Justice Department is poised to clear Google Inc.’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, giving Google a powerful armory of technology patents to deploy in the smartphone wars.

French Watchdog Warns Google