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  • 99213
    15 November 2011
    台灣企業如何因應反托拉斯法之調查-以美國及歐盟法律為中心(How a Taiwanese Enterprise Should Respond to Antitrust Investigation- focusing on EU and US regulations) (Mandarin)

    Stephen C. Wu / Wei-Han Wu

    (The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)

    This article discusses the cartel regulations under US and EU regulations. The purpose is to underscore the importance for Taiwanese enterprises to company with the cartel regulations of foreign countries to avoid violations.

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  • 99212
    15 November 2011
    「我比他便宜」「叫我第一名」─談比較廣告處理原則 ("We Will Not Be Undersold" Introduction to How the FTC Handles Comparative Advertisement) (Mandarin)

    Stephen C. Wu / Wei-Han Wu

    (The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)

    Case study regarding the FTC's decisions on several comparative advertisements. This article is to alert enterprises that conduct marketing activities in compliance with the fair competition requirements under the FTA.

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  • 99211
    15 November 2011
    「加一元多一件」「二人同行一人免費」─談促銷廣告處理原則 ("Buy One Get One Free?!" How to Interpret Guidelines on Handling Promotional Advertisement) (Mandarin)

    Stephen C. Wu / Wei-Han Wu

    (The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)

    This article discusses the cases where enterprises were fined by the FTC for misleading promotional advertisement and delved into the FTC's guidelines on handling of promotional advertisement is also introduced.

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  • 99210
    15 November 2011
    Clearance Granted to Combination between Want Chung Media and Anshun/Bokang with Eleven Conditions

    Stephen C. Wu / Yvonne Y. Hsieh

    (The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)

    At its April 27, 2011 commissioners' meeting, the Fair Trade Commission ("FTC") conditionally approved the proposed combination of Want Chung Media Co., Ltd. ("Want Chung"), Anshun, Bokan (collectively "Holdco") and Holdco's subsidiaries, including CNS Network Co., Ltd ("CNS"), Global Digital Media Co. Ltd. ("GDM") and 11 cable system operators ("SOs"). The FTC imposed 11 conditions for its clearance over the transaction so as to ensure the competition status in the relevant market will not be impeded as a result of the transaction.

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  • 99209
    15 November 2011
    Clearance Granted to Combination Regarding Establishment of a Licensing Company for a Patent Pool

    Stephen C. Wu / Yvonne Y. Hsieh

    (The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)

    At its March 31, 2010 commissioners' meeting, the Fair Trade Commission ("FTC") conditionally permitted a proposed combination for the joint operation of One-Blue, LLC ("One-Blue") by Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony and Cyberlink. One-Blue will act as a licensing agent for the patent pool to license essential blue-ray disk (BD) patents for the manufacturing of backward-compatible BD products. Upon the consummation of the combination, the participating parties will respectively acquire a 1/6 shareholding and then jointly operate One-Blue. This case is noteworthy because this is the first time the FTC has reviewed a case concerning a patent pool.

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