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… Serving innovative start-ups pro-bono with the wisdom of intellectual property laws FRIDAY FORTNIGHTLY: THE IP & COMPETITION NEWSLETTER (ED. 2022 WEEK 4 NO. 23) Dear Readers, In this edition, you will find an overview of the key developments in Competition, Copyright, Patents, Trademarks … market demand” could not be effectively met by other existing competitors in the market. Further, in light of the highly sophisticated, advanced and complex manufacturing process for large LNG carriers, the market had high entry barriers. The buyers had limited choices as they were “generally fragmented” and made “typically small orders”. As the parties failed to formally offer any remedies, the Commission following a year and a half long in-depth investigation, finally announced its … bill prohibits self-preferencing and other potentially anti-competitive conduct that disadvantages rivals and discriminates against competing service providers by dominant platforms, the largest online platforms. Self-preferencing refers to a conduct whereby a platform offers preference and priority to its own products and services over competing service providers, even if the latter are superior in quality and performance. Platforms that meet one of the following criteria, shall be subject to the …

… Serving innovative start-ups pro-bono with the wisdom of intellectual property laws FRIDAY FORTNIGHTLY WEEK: THE IP AND COMPETITION NEWSLETTER (ED. 2022 WEEK 42 NO. 34) Dear Readers, Welcome to the first edition of the academic year 2022-23. In light of the long break between this edition … University Page 1 of 10 1. Competition law 1.1 EU/US discuss best practises to reign in the big tech at the 2nd joint policy dialogue Following the emergence of the digital markets and the nouvelle challenges to competition law enforcement therein, whereas the EU introduced the Digital Markets Act; the US too plans to introduce new laws, such as the American Innovation and Choice Online Bill and the Open App Markets Act. To co-operate on the issue of platform regulation, on 7th December 2021, the … A Pro-bono Legal Aid Clinic at Maastricht University Page 3 of 10 In light of the highly innovative and complex nature of the DMA, the Commission shall soon follow with a public consultation on its implementing regulation. It will also organize workshops to enhance familiarity with this new legislative framework. Sources: Skadden, 12 October 2022, available here. European Commission, 14 September 2022, available here. Deloitte, 19 October 2022, available here. 2 Copyright 2.1 Article 2(7) Berne …