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February 2, 2013 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Google proposes settlements to the European Commission but a second complaint reaches the Commission

Google proposes settlement in European antitrust caseIn the same time with the settlements proposed by Google - which details are not currently available so far but they could be similar to the proposals submitted to the Federal Trade Commission - a fresh complaint arrives on...

February 2, 2013 In Health Care, Innovation By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Pay-for-delay – the story continues. How to end it ?

EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry: EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry.The Commission is right in being tough on deals such...

January 30, 2013 In Competition Basics By Dr. Valentin Mircea

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January 15, 2013 In Free Market, Health Care By Dr. Valentin Mircea

A level playing field for the health care system, please !

Last Saturday - on 12 January 2013 - the new Minister of Health announced, in front of the media, that the State budget will no longer pay for medical assistance services provided to patients in privately-owned hospitals. According to the Minister, the 10% from the...

January 11, 2013 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Samsung and Google face to face with the European Commission – but what a difference !

With the below statement of objections, from the European Commission, it looks like Samsung, in its total war with Apple, risk shooting itself in the foot. As I mentioned on this blog in other occasions, the battleground for competitors in the high-tech (and patent protected)...

January 7, 2013 In Distribution, Health Care By Dr. Valentin Mircea

UPDATE. From the producer to the customer – is the shortest way the best way ? Considerations about the advertising and pharma industries.

UPDATE 4:In February 2014 the Romanian Government issued an Emergency Government Ordinance (EGO), no 2/2014, which extends the public service obligations to ensure the uninterrupted provision of drugs also to the manufacturers and their authorized importers. In addition, EGO 2/2014 provides that for the drugs...

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...