THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ISSUES TWO STATEMENTS OF OBJECTIONS TO QUALCOMM

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The European Commission has issued two connected statements of objections to Qualcomm for exclusive dealings and predatory pricing, both potentially bringing about anti-competitive effects. The investigation against Qualcomm was opened in July 2015, when the Commission disclosed concerns about a possible abuse of dominant position by Qualcomm in the baseband chipset market. Eventually, at the…

THE COURT OF APPEAL OF PARIS REVERSES THE GOOGLE JUDGMENT IN THE MAP PLUGIN SECTOR

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On 25 November 2015, the Court of Appeal of Paris allowed the appeal of Google against a first instance decision granting damages to Evermaps for abuse of dominant position of Google. The two companies are direct competitors in the online map sector, as both companies offer a mapping service that allows users to embed a…