896 results General Court leaves door ajar for pharma companies in the Servier-case On 12 December 2018, the General Court partly annulled the Commission's decision to fine drug manufacturer and originator company Servier and five generic companies in a reverse payment patent settlement case. Walking the tightrope between data protection and EU investigations Two recent publications confirm that it is possible for companies to cooperate with a European Commission investigation and still comply with the data protection rules. General Court dismisses Canal+ appeal against pay-TV commitment decision The General Court recently dismissed the appeal brought by Canal+ against the decision of the European Commission making the commitments of Paramount legally binding. Partial fine reduction for Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom for abuse of dominance The General Court recently clarified that to establish a margin squeeze in the case of positive margins, the Commission needs to prove the exclusionary effects of the dominant company's pricing practices. Industrial plastic-bag makers lose out on EUR 800,000 at European Court of Justice Companies awaiting the outcome of appeal proceedings should carefully consider whether to pay the imposed fine by bank guarantee or direct payment. Guess what, online branding restrictions are on the Commission's radar Companies are probably aware of the Commission's eagerness to clamp down on online resale price maintenance and geo-blocking restrictions. The recent fine for vertical restraints by clothing company Guess marks a new dot on the Commission's radar. Stibbe advises TRUMPF Stibbe advises TRUMPF, a leading high-technology company, on the acquisition of the Photonics business from Philips. Stibbe advises Delivery Hero Stibbe advises Delivery Hero on the sale of its German food delivery businesses Lieferheld, Pizza.de and foodora to Takeaway.com in exchange for cash and an equity stake in Takeaway.com. Stibbe advises Abry Partners and KORE Stibbe advised Abry Partners, a private equity fund, and its portfolio-company KORE, the independent global IoT leader, on the acquisition of ASPIDER-NGI, a leading provider of advanced connectivity, core network, and eSIM solutions. Brush up and avoid dawn raid drama - the clock is ticking There is no time like the present for companies to give their staff an opportunity to brush up on their responsibilities so they know what to do during dawn raids. Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe. Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner on the acquisition of an approximate 33% interest in HHR Euro C.V. from their joint venture partner Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. Stibbe advises MTS Systems Corporation Stibbe advised MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), listed on NASDAQ and a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, on the USD 80 million acquisition of E2M Technologies B.V. ("ETM"). Tax Alert: State Secretary of Finance announces main features of the revised Dutch tax ruling practice In his letter of 22 November 2018 (the “Letter”), the Dutch State Secretary of Finance outlines the revised Dutch ruling practice for tax rulings with an international character (“international tax rulings”), aimed to become effective as from 1 July 2019. Stibbe advises Intertrust on notes offering and new facilities agreement Stibbe advised Intertrust on a EUR 500 million notes offering and a new facilities agreement. Tax Alert: Adoption 2019 Tax Plan and ATAD 1 proposal by the Dutch Lower House of Parliament Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last September (the 'Proposals' – see also our Tax Alerts of 20 September 2018 and 16 October 2018), on 15 November 2018 the Lower House of Parliament has adopted the 201 European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims. ACM bound by its own rules during dawn raids Companies are well advised to carefully read the 2014 Procedure for the inspection of digital data (2014 Procedure) before the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) comes knocking. Pagination Previous page Page 35 Current page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Next page
General Court leaves door ajar for pharma companies in the Servier-case On 12 December 2018, the General Court partly annulled the Commission's decision to fine drug manufacturer and originator company Servier and five generic companies in a reverse payment patent settlement case.
Walking the tightrope between data protection and EU investigations Two recent publications confirm that it is possible for companies to cooperate with a European Commission investigation and still comply with the data protection rules.
General Court dismisses Canal+ appeal against pay-TV commitment decision The General Court recently dismissed the appeal brought by Canal+ against the decision of the European Commission making the commitments of Paramount legally binding.
Partial fine reduction for Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom for abuse of dominance The General Court recently clarified that to establish a margin squeeze in the case of positive margins, the Commission needs to prove the exclusionary effects of the dominant company's pricing practices.
Industrial plastic-bag makers lose out on EUR 800,000 at European Court of Justice Companies awaiting the outcome of appeal proceedings should carefully consider whether to pay the imposed fine by bank guarantee or direct payment.
Guess what, online branding restrictions are on the Commission's radar Companies are probably aware of the Commission's eagerness to clamp down on online resale price maintenance and geo-blocking restrictions. The recent fine for vertical restraints by clothing company Guess marks a new dot on the Commission's radar.
Stibbe advises TRUMPF Stibbe advises TRUMPF, a leading high-technology company, on the acquisition of the Photonics business from Philips.
Stibbe advises Delivery Hero Stibbe advises Delivery Hero on the sale of its German food delivery businesses Lieferheld, Pizza.de and foodora to Takeaway.com in exchange for cash and an equity stake in Takeaway.com.
Stibbe advises Abry Partners and KORE Stibbe advised Abry Partners, a private equity fund, and its portfolio-company KORE, the independent global IoT leader, on the acquisition of ASPIDER-NGI, a leading provider of advanced connectivity, core network, and eSIM solutions.
Brush up and avoid dawn raid drama - the clock is ticking There is no time like the present for companies to give their staff an opportunity to brush up on their responsibilities so they know what to do during dawn raids.
Pharmaceutical companies beware: excessive pricing enforcement is thriving On 28 November 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on excessive pricing by pharmaceutical companies, which is a hot topic in enforcement practice throughout Europe.
Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner on the acquisition of an approximate 33% interest in HHR Euro C.V. from their joint venture partner Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Stibbe advises MTS Systems Corporation Stibbe advised MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), listed on NASDAQ and a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, on the USD 80 million acquisition of E2M Technologies B.V. ("ETM").
Tax Alert: State Secretary of Finance announces main features of the revised Dutch tax ruling practice In his letter of 22 November 2018 (the “Letter”), the Dutch State Secretary of Finance outlines the revised Dutch ruling practice for tax rulings with an international character (“international tax rulings”), aimed to become effective as from 1 July 2019.
Stibbe advises Intertrust on notes offering and new facilities agreement Stibbe advised Intertrust on a EUR 500 million notes offering and a new facilities agreement.
Tax Alert: Adoption 2019 Tax Plan and ATAD 1 proposal by the Dutch Lower House of Parliament Further to the several tax proposals released by the Dutch government on Budget Day last September (the 'Proposals' – see also our Tax Alerts of 20 September 2018 and 16 October 2018), on 15 November 2018 the Lower House of Parliament has adopted the 201
European Court of Justice clarifies the application of choice of forum clauses in competition damages claims On 24 October 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a choice of forum clause in a contract between Apple and eBizcuss, a former reseller of Apple products, may apply to abuse of dominance claims.
ACM bound by its own rules during dawn raids Companies are well advised to carefully read the 2014 Procedure for the inspection of digital data (2014 Procedure) before the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) comes knocking.