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antitrust

Dolby complaint silenced

June 14th, 2007 | By Michael Osborne | Posted in Civil Anti-Competitive Conduct, Competition Law, Private Applications

Sono Pro Inc., a Montreal professional audio equipment reseller, has lost its attempt to force Sonotechnique P.J.L. Inc. to supply it with Dolby products.

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Rebate program case to be reconsidered by Competition Tribunal

May 10th, 2007 | By Michael Osborne | Posted in Civil Anti-Competitive Conduct, Competition Law

On May 10, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to Canada Pipe Company Ltd. to appeal from a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal that substantially revised the test to be applied in cases of abuse of dominance.

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Intellectual property is not exempt from Competition Act’s reach

November 1st, 2005 | By Michael Osborne | Posted in Competition Law, Intellectual Property

Eli Lilly and Co. v. Apotex Inc. On November 2 2005, the Federal Court of Appeal held that where an agreement to assign a patent increases the assignee’s market power in excess of that inherent in the patent itself, the provision in the Patent Act (s. 50) allowing the assignment does not prevent the agreement [...]

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Competition Bureau obtains record fine for domestic paper conspiracy

January 10th, 2005 | By Michael Osborne | Posted in Competition Law, Criminal Matters

On January 9, 2006, fine paper distributors Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc., Domtar Inc. and Unisource Canada each pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and were fined $12.5 million each, for a total of $37.5 million, for conspiring to fix the price for carbonless sheets.

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