# C_2014157EN.01000201.xml

| 24.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 157/2 |
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24.5.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7202 — Lenovo/Motorola Mobility)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 157/02

| 1. | On 19 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Lenovo Group Limited (‘Lenovo’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Motorola Mobility Holdings LLC (‘Motorola Mobility’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. Lenovo will acquire only a limited portion of Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio. |
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On 19 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Lenovo Group Limited (‘Lenovo’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Motorola Mobility Holdings LLC (‘Motorola Mobility’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. Lenovo will acquire only a limited portion of Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Lenovo: supplier of desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and smart mobile devices, as well as IT services provider,
  —   for Motorola Mobility: supplier of smart mobile devices. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Lenovo: supplier of desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and smart mobile devices, as well as IT services provider,

for Lenovo

—   for Motorola Mobility: supplier of smart mobile devices.

for Motorola Mobility

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7202 — Lenovo/Motorola Mobility, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7202 — Lenovo/Motorola Mobility, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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