( January 27, 2025, 08:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission is trying to overturn a court defeat against Google by saying a lower court wrongly analyzed the "capability" of Google's advertising contracts to "restrict competition," according to pleas published today. In September, the EU's General Court annulled a 1.5 billion euro fine on Google, saying that the commission had failed to assess AdSense contract clauses in full. In an appeal to the Court of Justice, the regulator is targeting the judges' analysis of clauses related to exclusivity, prior authorization and placement.Summary of appeal follows. Case reference is C-826/24. ...
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