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Netrush, Fjallraven get antitrust claims dismissed over outdoor gear sold on Amazon.com

( January 8, 2021, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Netrush and Fjallraven have been granted the dismissal of claims that they illegally kept third-party Amazon.com seller 2238 Victory Corp. out of business through false intellectual property complaints. US District Judge P. Kevin Castel said that a restraint to intrabrand competition under a so-called “dual distribution” arrangement is vertical in nature and not inherently anticompetitive and is therefore reviewed under the rule of reason. “Because Victory has not plausibly alleged a per se violation of the Sherman Act and has expressly abandoned its vertical claim invoking the rule of reason, defendants’ motion to dismiss the Sherman Act claim will be granted,” ordered Castel.See document below. ...

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