Far From Home: Competition Law Implications of Nigerian Netflix Originals
Netflix has become a household name in Nigeria, with the platform having an increasing number of subscribers from the country. Globally, it is synonymous with […]
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Nigeria’s Competition law, A Call for More Action
Introduction In January 2019, Nigeria signed its first comprehensive competition law.[1] Prior to this, there was no single legislation encapsulating the principles and tenets of […]
Is IPR an exception to Competition Law?
Intellectual property rights are the rights given to the person for their intellectual labor. It basically confers exclusive rights on the author/producer or inventor regarding […]
SISVEL International S.A.. v. Haier Deutschland GmbH, BGH, 05 May 2020 – KZR 36/17
Sisvel v Haier, is the first post-Huawei/ZTE ruling in Germany which tackles the issue of Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) […]
Global ‘FRAND’liness (license) over a standardized technology: is it a reality?
The German court (Mannheim) recently allowed an injunction in favor of Nokia to prevent Daimler from the unauthorized use of their SEP in Germany. The […]
Nokia V Daimler: Another SEP litigation to discuss!!!
After writing an introductory post on SEP licensing and discussing the steps of SEP licensing negotiation in view of the German case Haier v. Sisvel, […]
“Have you used our services?”- Consumer Surveys as evidence in Competition Law Disputes
It has been rightly said by Dr. Anne Niedermann “Court decisions and official decrees, however, can only be legitimately based on survey research if the […]