John Paczkowski in News on February 10 at 11:40 am PT
Tech companies plotting to use standards essential patents to bolster their market power best think twice before doing so.
Thomas Catan and Ian Sherr, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on February 8 at 3:48 pm PT
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.
Frances Robinson, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 31 at 6:00 am PT
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into technology giant Samsung Electronics to see whether it is using specially protected patents, known as “standards-essential,” to distort the market for mobile devices such as phones and tablets in Europe.
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John Paczkowski in News on January 19 at 10:01 am PT
European Union regulators will soon decide whether or not to clear Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. After suspending its review in early December to seek more information from the companies, the European Commission has begun mulling the deal anew, and set for itself a new deadline:
Feb. 13. The EC’s review of the acquisition is but one of a handful. Regulators in the U.S. and China are also assessing it.
John Paczkowski in News on January 18 at 1:29 pm PT
An update on the European Competition Commission’s investigation of Google.
Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 7, 2011 at 11:01 am PT
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed Wednesday that it is conducting an antitrust investigation into the pricing of electronic books, the latest antitrust watchdog to probe whether there was improper collusion by publishers and Apple Inc. to prevent discounting.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 6, 2011 at 4:11 am PT
Apple’s entry into the e-book business hasn’t been a huge success, but it has still registered with European antitrust regulators.
John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2011 at 3:41 am PT
Apple says the European Commission has launched an antitrust inquiry into Samsung’s alleged abuse of standards-essential patents.
Kara Swisher in Media on October 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT
As the deal officially closes, what’s next?
