On 6 September 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered its long-awaited judgment in the Intel case.

In a recent interview with Trend's Thomas Martinek KNOETZL's dispute resolution experts, Katrin Hanschitz, Thomas Voppichler, Bettina Knoetzl, Florian Haugeneder and Patrizia Netal discussed the surge of lawsuits ...

The market dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry are peculiar in many ways, including the characteristics of its demand and supply sides.

Gewerberechtliche Geschäftsführer sind gemäß § 39 Abs 1 GewO zum einen dem Gewerbeinhaber, mithin dem Unternehmen gegenüber für die fachlich einwandfreie...

No approval is required if the foreign investor is an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen or has its seat (i) in the EU or the EEA, ie in the EU or Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, or (ii) in Switzerland.

The government bill was presented to Parliament on 22 November 2018.

In the Monday edition of the daily newspaper "Die Presse", Vienna Bar Vice-President Bettina Knoetzl applauds the winning team from the University of Vienna after they took home first place...

It seems not only companies but also many Member States were so busy preparing for the GDPR that they lost sight of the Trade Secrets Directive that should have been transposed into national laws by June 9.

In December 2012, the Austrian Parliament adopted changes to the Austrian Cartel Act as well as the Austrian Competition Act that will enter into force as of 1 March 2013 (Austrian Cartel and Competition Law Amendment Act; KaWeRÄG 2012).

Competition authorities are typically lambasted for their ever-increasing fines for breaches of competition law.

On 5 November 2013, the EU Commission published its long-awaited Guidance to Member States on state intervention in electricity markets.

In its December, 2019 decision (C-435/18), the ECJ followed the opinion of Advocate General Kokott and held that damages claims against cartelists are not limited to suppliers and customers

How far-reaching is the concept that "any person" who suffered cartel-related damages is entitled to claim compensation?

Das Wettbewerbsrecht ist ein Grundpfeiler des Unionsrechts und Teil des europäischen und innerstaatlichen Ordre public. Neben dem Public Enforcement durch die Wettbewerbsbehörden wird das Wett­bewerbsrecht.

When buying goods and services, consumers are often asked whether they want to pay by cash or card. Bank cards are now a part of everyday life; according to a recent sector

The fast-paced changes brought about by digital technologies continuously challenge the slow-moving legal framework of the European Union.

In September 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) published its Guidelines on sustainability cooperation agreements between companies (Guidelines).

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Following the abolishment of the Austrian prohibition of promotional bonuses, the admissibility of such sales promotion activities businesses is still confronted with certain pitfalls.

Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on Foreign Subsidies (the "FSR") aims to address distortions caused by foreign subsidies in the single market. In this part of our FSR...