Antitrust

Microsoft's business software ecosystem — including cloud licensing — is under heightened scrutiny after the UK competition regulator said it is eying the power to intervene to ensure there are no unfair barri... (more story)

The UK government response to a consultation on standard essential patents has surfaced fresh discord over the purpose and reach of several newly proposed advisory alternatives. An imminent call for evidence o... (more story)

Makers and replacers of synthetic turf will this week test one of the new frontiers of antitrust law: when does cooperation to benefit the environment slip into market abuse? At a closed-door hearing at the Eu... (more story)

In the span of less than a week, the US Federal Trade Commission secured its first Robinson-Patman Act settlement in more than 25 years and closed a separate investigation after t-shirt manufacturer Gildan Act... (more story)

The dispute between iFood and Keeta has got CADE examining whether aggressive subsidization represents a threat to competition or a tool for challenging market dominance. While iFood argues that deep discounts... (more story)

Thailand's proposed overhaul of market-dominance and merger-control rules could bring more businesses and transactions under competition scrutiny, but the absence of clear criteria for assessing dominance in d... (more story)

State attorneys general campaigning for re-election this November say they will talk up their antitrust enforcement efforts because voters understand the relationship between corporate competition and the high... (more story)

UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)