NYSE Euronext ex-changes hands
28 June 2013
The European Commission has unconditionally approved IntercontinentalExchange's $8.2 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext.
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Wein’s World of Franchising
18 June 2013
A report commissioned by the Federal Government found the Code is generally working in practice but recommends significant reforms
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Food for thought
21 May 2013
Greens introduce proposed changes to country of origin claims in food labelling
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GPs given a clean bill of health to engage in price setting
18 March 2013
The ACCC has granted authorisation to GPs working in shared practices to allow them to engage in intra-practice price setting and collective bargaining.
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Chinese antitrust regulators show us their figures
28 February 2013
In December 2012, three of China’s anti-monopoly regulators made public their enforcement achievements, disclosing case volumes.
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Bottoms-up: two liquor producers rethink RPM
21 February 2013
Two of China’s most famous liquor producers, Maotai and Wuliangye, have been fined RMB 449 million (A$69.4 million) for resale price maintenance
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The English finally win a European football final – albeit in the Courts, not on the pitch
4 July 2012
Advocate General Cruz Villalón of the European Court of Justice has recently provided advice to the English Court of Appeal on where acts of “extraction” and “re-utilisation” take place over the internet, for the purpose of determining whether a sui generis database right has been infringed.
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Village People cop’s copyright win
21 May 2012
As we posted on IP Whiteboard last year the original Policeman from the Village People, Victor Willis, was taking a stand in a Californian District Court to reclaim his copyright ownership in a number of the band’s songs.
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Football Dataco ruling: skill and effort benched for creative freedom
19 March 2012
In Football Dataco and Others [2012] EUECJ C-604/10, the organisers of the English and Scottish football leagues and Football Dataco handed a red card to Yahoo!
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