Victor-Emanuel Ion

May 22, 2024 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Andreas Reindl |Victor-Emanuel Ion

On 23 May 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) fined Mondelēz International, Inc. (“Mondelēz”) € 337.5 million for restricting the cross-border trade of various chocolate, biscuit and coffee products, and for abusing its dominant position through unilateral strategies limiting cross-border sales of chocolate tablets into certain national markets. This is the highest fine ever imposed by the Commission in a case concerning unlawful restrictions on parallel trade between Member States.

Sep 26, 2023 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Victor-Emanuel Ion

Previous article Next article Share on | On 27 September 2023, the General Court handed down its judgment dismissing the action brought by Valve Corporation (“Valve”) against a Commission decision adopted in 2021 finding that Valve’s geo-blocking practices constituted a by-object infringement of Article 101(1) TFEU and imposing a fine of EUR 1.624.000. The judgment has far-reaching implications for copyright holders and for the territoriality of copyright in the face of parallel trade, which...