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… Serving innovative start-ups pro-bono with the wisdom of intellectual property laws FRIDAY FORTNIGHTLY: THE IP & COMPETITION NEWSLETTER (ED. 2020 WEEK 48 NO. 1) Dear Readers, In this edition, you will find an overview of the key developments in Competition, Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trademarks for October and November 2020. The Innovation Legal Aid Clinic’s (TILC) information initiatives - Friday Fortnightly and IP Talks … independent seller data. As a marketplace service provider, Amazon has access to non-public business data of third-party sellers operating on its platform. As per the SO, Amazon used this data to its own benefit, and thereby distorted competition in online retail markets and breached EU competition law. Armed with this data, Amazon was able to overcome many a competitor threats on its position of dominance in the relevant market. In addition, the Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation in Amazon’ e-commerce business practices. The Commission’s investigation will focus on Amazon’s ‘Buy Box’ and ‘Amazon Prime’ and the possible preferential treatment of its own retail offers as well as those of FBA sellers. Source: European Commission, 10 November 2020, available here. 1.2 Vestager and Big Tech companies talk new rules The EU …