The U.S. antitrust agencies are increasingly fighting reverse clearance battles in which—rather than seeking to gain authority to investigate particular mergers—they’re instead pushing their sister enforcement agency to review the transactions, sources familiar with the matter...
America’s top patent and pharmaceutical regulators took a joint stand against pricey prescription medication last week, agreeing to work together to keep drugmakers from using “incremental” patents to impede the release of cheaper versions of their products. But their initiative...
EC conducts fashion sector antitrust raids. The European Commission on Tuesday disclosed it has begun conducting unannounced inspections of fashion-industry companies in several EU member countries. The raids are a preliminary investigative step into suspected anticompetitive practices...
