Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

3.12.2002 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 299/19

**Prior notification of a concentration**

**(Case COMP/M.3042 — Sony/Philips/InterTrust)**

(2002/C 299/05)

**(Text with EEA relevance)**

1. On 21 November 2002, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 ( [1] ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 ( [2] ), by which the undertakings Sony Corporation of America (SCA, United States) and Koninklijke
Philips Electronics NV (Philips, Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation, joint control of the undertaking InterTrust Technologies Corporation (InterTrust, US) by way of
purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— SCA: audio and video equipment, television displays, computers, recorded music, motion pictures,
home video products, computer game consoles,

— Philips: electronic products, including lighting products, domestic appliances, consumer electronics,

— InterTrust: development of patented technology in the area of digital rights management.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3042 — Sony/Philips/InterTrust to the following address:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

( [1] ) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
( [2] ) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.