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08 May 2013
It may be more difficult for patent holders to justify taking court action to prevent rival firms using technology they have been involved in developing after the European Commission has ruled on a patent dispute, two experts have said.
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26 Apr 2013
Google has offered to differentiate results for its own "specialised search services" from others displayed in its search engine listings as one of a number of measures aimed at addressing EU competition concerns.
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15 Apr 2013
A UK technology firm that provides internet maps has initiated legal action against Google in the High Court in which it has claimed that it has been the victim of anti-competitive practices engaged in by the internet giant.
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10 Apr 2013
The arrangements MasterCard has in place with banks and businesses in relation to the fees levied for processing credit card payments is under further scrutiny from the EU's main competition regulator.
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10 Apr 2013
Google is using "deceptive conduct" in order to "lockout competition" in the mobile market in a way that breaches EU competition laws, rival search companies have alleged.
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28 Mar 2013
The European Commission wants telecoms firms to be forced to allow rivals to offer high speed services over their networks as long as requests are "reasonable". But one expert said that the rules will not work in the UK unless extended to all providers...
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11 Mar 2013
The European Commission has said it will be "stricter" in the way it monitors compliance with commitments businesses sign up to in order to resolve competition concerns.
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06 Mar 2013
The European Commission has fined Microsoft €561 million after finding the company guilty of failing to comply with legally binding commitments it had made to address competition concerns.
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28 Feb 2013
An "impassioned speech" by an EU Commissioner has highlighted the "growing frustration" in Brussels about the way in which telecoms regulation is being approached by member states, an expert has said.
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27 Feb 2013
The body responsible for distributing the state subsidies that will be used for delivering superfast broadband services across UK cities has outlined the commercial, funding and procurement models that it could use.
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