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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 00:03:21+00:00

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Note that this is an evolving syllabus, as we will discuss key issues of technology antitrust using current cases and materials.
First curveball: Partial upstream cartel? The “high tech worker” no cold-call case.
Second curveball: Efficient price fixing? The BMI v. CBS case.
United States v. Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corporation, Intuit, Inc., and Pixar (2010) Complaint.
Hanno Kaiser, How to read and brief a case (2014).
Anatomy of a complex civil antitrust litigation, involving multiple defendants (Apple and the publishers), DOJ, State Attorneys General as parens patriae, and private class action plaintiffs, etc.
Disruption via de novo entry as per se illegal conduct?
Platform competition and price effects: How do you launch a multi-stakeholder platform (e.g., operating system, gaming console, app store, etc.) in the real world?
Is this a case about “trade ebooks” or about ebook reader platforms? How does that affect the scope of the rule of reason analysis?
Analysis of the court’s application of the per se and rule of reason framework.
Martyn Burke, Pirates of Silicon Valley (2005).
If the same applications ran on different OSs (via Java, for example), then the OSs would have to compete only on the basis of “genuine OS features” and OS price.
Many peripheral products are designed to work with someone else’s system. Commonly the system provider has its own peripherals and competes with third party peripheral product vendors. What happens if the system vendor makes its system icompatible with third party peripherals?
Product design changes that exclude vendors of (no longer) compatible products are a common business strategy and a staple of technology antitrust litigation.
We will address the treatment of “predatory innovation” claims by looking at four of the classic cases/vignettes.
In re Apple iTunes Antitrust Litigation, 796 F.Supp.2d 1137 (N.D. Cal. 2011). Exerpts. Jury verdict. Drawing.
California Computer Products, Inc. v. Int'l Bus. Machines Corp., 613 F.2d 727 (9th Cir. 1979). Excerpts. Drawing.
Caldera, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 72 F. Supp. 2d, 1295 (D. Utah 1999). Excerpts.
Transamerica Computer Co., Inc. v. IBM Corp. (In re IBM Peripheral EDP Devices Antitrust Litig.) 481 F.Supp. 965 (N.D. Cal. 1979). Excerpts.
Hard- and soft switches after NY v. Actavis. Does everyone have to keep the “old” product on the market for a while now?
FTC v. Actavis, 133 S. Ct. 2223 (2013).
New York v. Actavis, ___ (2d Cir. 2015). Excerpts.
FTC, In the Matter of Dell Computer Corporation, 121 FTC 616 (1996). Read the complaint.
FTC, In the Matter of N-Data (2008). Read the analysis of proposed consent order to aid public comment.
Who should get how much of a new category of devices that amalgamate telecommunications and computer technologies?
Who contributes what? Features v. standards.
Injunctions: Should holders of patents that they (a) declared essential to a standard and (b) promised to license on fair and reasonable terms be permitted to seek injunctions against implementers?
Royalties: Who should determine a reasonable royalty for standard essential patents and how should this royalty (rate and base) be determined?
Case C-170/13 Huawei v ZTE (European Court of Justice) (July 16, 2015) Please read the judgment of the court, which is the first document on the page.
PRC NDRC Decision (original) (March 2, 2015).
What is the antitrust significance of two-step purchasing patterns ("First you choose a phone, then you choose among the apps available for the phone.")?
Who gets what? Fairly and unfairly appropriating the gains from collaboration.
"Closing an open system" v. "maintaining a closed system"
Apple, Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 586 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (N.D.Cal. 2008). Excerpts).
Datel Holdings Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., 712 F. Supp. 2d 974 (N.D. Cal. 2010) (Focus on the monopolization claim; skip tying and attempted monopolization). Excerpts).
Joe Mornin’s Bestlaw. Think Westlaw with visible (gasp!) pagination. Plus a host of cool features.

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