ArticleA Victory For Innovation In Austrian Passenger Transportation?Austria's Occasional Traffic Act, which governs the taxi transport business, is bound to be changed (see here)...AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleParallel Tariff Increases By Telecom Companies Attract The Authorities' Attention But Do Not Trigger Immediate ActionThe Austrian competition authority has received information from whistleblowers concerning parallel AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleEuropean Commission To Publish Digital Markets Act And New Competition Tool SoonThe European Commission (EC) will publish its highly anticipated Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) on 9 December. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleThe French Competition Authority Published An Opinion On The Fintech MarketIn late April, the French Autorité de la concurrence (Adc) issued its opinion on risks to competition in the payments sector stemming from the strength of large digital platforms.AustriaTechnologySchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleA Magna Carta For Digital AntitrustIn the world of antitrust nothing has ever been as hotly debated as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was passed just before the summer break. AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCartels And Horizontal Agreements: Cartel Fine Of Eur 120,000 Imposed On Pioneer & Onkyo For Vertical RestrictionsThe company did not dispute the facts of the case. The decision is final.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleProcedural Developments: Austrian Competition Authority Launches Online Whistleblower ToolIn February 2018, the FCA launched an online whistleblowing system.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleUpdate On The European Commission Vs AppleIn April, the European Commission (EC) accused Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market...AustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleProcedural Developments: Update To Leniency Handbook Of The Austrian Competition AuthorityThe leniency/immunity guidelines of the Austrian competition authority have been amended in order to reflect changes to the national legislation implementing the antitrust damages directive into Austrian law.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleMore Antitrust Scrutiny For Tech M&A?Advocate General Juliane Kokott probably caused a few headaches in the technology world when she recently opined in a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union that national competition authorities should apply market dominance abuse rules to transactions.AustriaTechnologySchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticlePlatforms In Increased Antitrust SpotlightOver the past years several regulators in Europe have questioned the effectiveness of existing competition rules in digital markets.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleSupreme Court Rules In T-Mobile Dominance CaseThe end of 2010 saw the end of the litigation against the largest mobile operator in Macedonia, T-Mobile. AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleWettbewerbsrecht: § Bauanwalt §: Irreführende BezeichnungDie Marke „Baumeister § Bauanwalt §" ist irreführend und darf von Baumeistern nicht verwendet werden, weil der durchschnittliche Verbraucher aufgrund der Bezeichnung „Bauanwalt"...AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawHLMK Rechtsanwalte
ArticleNo National Taxation Of Free CO₂ Emission Allowances (ECJ Case C‑519/24)In its ruling issued today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified that Member States may not impose national taxes on CO2 emission allowances allocated free of charge under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). European UnionTaxKinstellar
ArticleA Victory For Innovation In Austrian Passenger Transportation? Next Joint Step By Austrian FCA And RTR In Monitoring Digital PlatformsMany Austrian customers engage in multi-homing, having installed several messaging apps.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleBulgaria: Private Damages Directive ImplementedOn 3 January 2018, a new Law for Amendment and Supplementation ("New Law") of the Competition Protection Act ("CPA") was published in the Bulgarian Official Gazette. AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleSecure(d) In Uncertain Times: Law In A Crisis Of ResourcesIn response to recent crises in the Single Market, the EU Commission has presented a horizontal mechanism for the first time. Still, no general "emergency clauses"...AustriaGovernment, Public SectorSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleApple And Google App Stores In The Antitrust SpotlightApple's App Store has come under intensified antitrust scrutiny following a lawsuit brought by Epic Games, the company behind FortniteAustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCompetition Protection Commission Investigates Milk SectorAt the end of 2010 the Competition Protection Commission initiated an investigation into the milk sector.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)