Attempts to Monopolize : Monopolies

Attempts to Monopolize

The Russian Law "On Natural Monopolies"
Coudert Brothers LLP

The recent legislative development in the area of regulation of natural monopolies constitutes a new trend in Russ.
Intellectual Property v. Antitrust: A False Dilemma
Ronald S. Katz of Coudert Brothers LLP

Many courts and commentators have suggested that there is a conflict between intellectual property rights and the antitrust laws. In reality, however, the two are not in conflict.
U.S. v. Microsoft, The Fight Continues
John Stuart Smith of Nixon Peabody LLP

This article reviews Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's conclusions of law in the Microsoft Case and the likelihood of the court granting the government's relief requests.
Supreme Court Limits Antitrust Suits
Robert J Ambrogi and IMS Expert Services

In a victory for major U.S. companies, a unanimous Supreme Court has set a strict standard of proof for cases alleging predatory bidding in violation of federal antitrust law. The court held that the standard it applied in 1993 to predatory selling also applies to predatory buying.
Merger Policy & Innovation
Jonathan M. Jacobson of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This articles discusses several cases in which the FTC has challenged mergers involving products in relatively early stages of development, well prior to commercial marketing.