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ARTICLE · 08 JANUARY 2010

Second Chinese "Dominance" Decision Issued Under The China Anti-Monopoly Law

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On December 18, 2009, a Chinese court ruled in favor of Baidu, Inc. ("Baidu"), allegedly the largest Chinese search engine company, in a lawsuit filed by Tangshan Renren Information Service Company ("TRISC"), an online information platform.

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On December 18, 2009, a Chinese court ruled in favor of Baidu, Inc. ("Baidu"), allegedly the largest Chinese search engine company, in a lawsuit filed by Tangshan Renren Information Service Company ("TRISC"), an online information platform. TRISC alleged that Baidu abused its dominant market position by downgrading TRISC in Baidu search results. This is the first Internet-related anti-monopoly lawsuit decided under the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"), which took effect in August 2008.

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TRISC operates an online platform linking medicine manufacturers with distributors and users. TRISC claimed that Baidu abused its dominant position in the Chinese search engine market by lowering its search ranking in Baidu search results. TRISC alleged Baidu caused TRISC's website to be listed at the very end of Baidu users' search results, causing TRISC to lose traffic and revenues. In December 2008, TRISC filed its lawsuit in the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's

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