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December 11, 2012 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

EUROPA – PRESS RELEASES – Press Release – Antitrust: Commission opens proceedings against Romanian Power Exchange

EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission opens proceedings against Romanian Power Exchange: EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission opens proceedings against Romanian Power Exchange.Please note that OPCOM is the sole power exchange allowed to operate in Romania...

November 13, 2012 In Innovation By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Intellectual property vs.competition – the debate is heating on

UPDATEAccording to a study made by Professor Coleen Chien of Santa Clara University, the majority of the patent infringement lawusits brought in 2012 (up to December 1) were initiated by Patent Assertion Entities (vehicles which do not manufacture goods but only license the patents) -...

November 4, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

â€˜Maximum temperature lawâ€™ to prevent â€˜temperature gougingâ€™ makes as much sense as laws to prevent â€˜price gougingâ€™

â€˜Maximum temperature lawâ€™ to prevent â€˜temperature gougingâ€™ makes as much sense as laws to prevent â€˜price gougingâ€™...

October 23, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

La Commission Europeenne repousse Arnaud Montebourg

http://www.euractiv.fr/industrie/la-commission-europeenne-repousse-arnaud-montebourg-dans-les-cordes-16942.html?goback=%2Egde_4501204_member_177883621...

October 14, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

La tentation d’ouvrir la boite de Pandore (The temptation to open the Pandora’s box)

The recent proposals of Monsieur Arnaud Montebourg, the French minister for productivity recovery (yes, there is such a position in the French government - "redresseement productif", in original, in French), raised some eyes brows.M.Montebourg addressed a letter to the President of the European Commission, in...

September 14, 2012 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The Commission vs.Gazprom

Professor Alan Riley has a thoughtful article in Wall-Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443921504577643173700034222.html - on the stakes of the recent investigation opened by the European Commisson into EU dealings of the giant Gazprom.This investigation, like any other investigation of the European Commission, lies on real (and worrisome) antitrust issues....

September 14, 2012 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Smartphones, mobile networks and competition

The author's point in this aticle - http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-iphone-wireless-subsidies-20120912,0,7775846.story - is mostly correct. I would add that subsidizing handsets works in a similar way with taxation - a few benefit but everybody pays. The subsidies of the mobile phone companies are eventually costs, "shared" by all the subscribers of that...

August 31, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Too young, too good to die – Johnny Munkhammar

On 13 August 2012 Johnny Munkhammar was finally defeated by a merciless malady and he stepped out of this world ! He really was to young to die (not even 38) and he was to good to die ! Johnny Munkhammar was, as he put it, a...

August 29, 2012 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The European Court of Justice confirms denial of legal standing for intervention by single victims of an infringement

Is this the right decision ?Would a more nuanced position of ECJ help proceedings in public and private enforcement ?In a series of orders of the President of the Court in several related cases - C-589/11 P(I) - Schenker v Air France and Commission, C-590/11 P(I) -...

August 26, 2012 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Apple vs.Samsung – something good about!

The recent ruling of the jury in Northern District of California in favor of Apple is still a very hot issue and is still sending hit waves around the world. The ruling comes after one of the most important legal battles between the two giants...