by 21st Century Competition | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
A former executive at UK software firm Autonomy Corp is reportedly challenging Hewlett-Packard’s settlement of three lawsuits filed over HP’s failed takeover of Autonomy, reports say. Sushovan Hussain filed a notice Monday slamming HP’s settlement as...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Law firm Leob & Leob LLP announced Monday that David Newman will join the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice, reports say. Newman will join the firm in Chicago as senior counsel. Previously, the lawyer was at Arnstein & Lehr at its...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Hong Kong’s new Competition Commission has announced its first chief executive office, reports say. Stanley Wong will lead the new competition authority, the Commission said Monday. Wong will take his position on September 3. Wong, who has worked with the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
While Google continues to face intense scrutiny within Germany, the latest reports say Germany’s competition authorities actually support the European Commission’s highly criticized settlement with the conglomerate. According to reports, Germany’s...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
A federal judge decided Friday to not throw out renewed lawsuits against Visa and MasterCard over their interchange fees, allowing the suits filed by various merchants that opted out of the credit card giants’ $5.7 billion settlement to proceed. Visa and...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
The world’s largest woodworking machinery maker Homag Group is set to be acquired by smaller German industry peer Durr Technologies, according to reports. Homag’s assets include subsidiary Stiles Machinery, based in the US. Durr is set to acquire Homag and...