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The systemic evolution of the market for veterinary medicines and products: a source of competitive concerns under competition law

The systemic evolution of the market for veterinary medicines and products: a source of competitive concerns under competition law

Resume: The Competition Authority was consulted on the issue of the evolution of the market for veterinary medicines and products (French Competition Authority, October 13th, 2025, Opinion No. 25-A-12). Indeed, in recent years, this market has experienced an explosion...
The Paris Court of Appeal recognizes parasitism in the absence of copyright infringement in a luxury dispute

The Paris Court of Appeal recognizes parasitism in the absence of copyright infringement in a luxury dispute

Resume: On January 31, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal recognized the originality of Bulgari’s Serpenti jewellery, protected by copyright, but dismissed the counterfeiting claim, ruling that APM Monaco’s designs did not sufficiently replicate their characteristic...
The French Competition Authority qualifies, for the first time, as anti-competitive, a standalone non-poaching agreement

The French Competition Authority qualifies, for the first time, as anti-competitive, a standalone non-poaching agreement

Resume: The French Competition Authority needed to examine three objections consisting of two different categories of practice. To begin with, there were a pair of “gentlemen’s agreements” of non-poaching, aimed at suppressing the competition on the employment of the...
The French Competition Authority Fines Twelve Manufacturers and Distributors €611 Million for Vertical Price-Fixing in the Household-Appliances Sector

The French Competition Authority Fines Twelve Manufacturers and Distributors €611 Million for Vertical Price-Fixing in the Household-Appliances Sector

Resume: The French Competition Authority imposed a record fine (€611 million) on ten manufacturers and two major distributors active in the household-appliance sector for engaging in resale price maintenance (RPM) practices through twelve vertical price-fixing...
Clarification of the causal link requirement in antitrust damages: the Gaches Chimie ruling of 26 February 2025

Clarification of the causal link requirement in antitrust damages: the Gaches Chimie ruling of 26 February 2025

Resume: The Commercial Chamber of the French Cour de cassation rendered a judgment on February 26, 2025 (Cour de cassation, Commercial Chamber, February 26, 2025, No. 23-18.599), in which it upheld the previous decision of the Paris Court of Appeal regarding the...
The French Supreme Court overturns the appellate decision that failed to establish an abuse of dominant position through disparagement, alarmist and misleading statements about the risks of using a drug

The French Supreme Court overturns the appellate decision that failed to establish an abuse of dominant position through disparagement, alarmist and misleading statements about the risks of using a drug

Resume: The French Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal, that failed to establish that pharmaceutical laboratories had abused their dominant position by disseminating, on the one hand, an alarmist, even misleading, discourse to public...
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