The Court of Justice of the Andean Community (CJAC) analyzed the scope of articles 5 and 7 of Decision 608 amidst a preliminary judicial interpretation requested by a […]
THE FIRM: Founded in 2003, OlarteMoure is a highly specialized intellectual property, regulatory and competition law firm formed by recognised leaders in their fields and academic […]
Consumer protection authority orders RAPPI to comply with consumer protection and e-commerce rules, given more than 750,000 complaints and claims were filed between April and October 2018 from […]
On 24 October, the Colombian Unfair Competition and Antitrust Office (SIC) formally approved Grupo Nutresa and Alpina to acquire 70% of Atlantic FS S.A.S. shares, a protein and […]
The Peruvian Unfair Competition and Antitrust Office (INDECOPI) published on 14 October 2019 an “Inspection Visit Draft Guideline” with the purpose of having comments/suggestions submitted up […]
The Indecopi Tribunal, confirmed 26 August 2019 a sanction against Lima Gas S.A., Solgas S.A., Zeta Gas Andino S.A., and six company executives, due to the violation of […]
The Legal 500 recently published a ranking featuring a group of 20 local firms for their work related to unfair business competition and antitrust procedures, among which OlarteMoure’s […]
On August 1st, the Jury of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered damages of 2.78 million dollars against the creators […]
Recently, the Council of State (Colombian Supreme Court for administrative matters) formally admitted an annulment action initiated by a Colombian citizen against Resolution 0243 issued 31 […]
The United States Department of the Treasury granted License No. 27 authorizing transactions in connection with patent, trademark, copyright or other form of intellectual property protection in […]
The Colombian unfair competition and antitrust authority (SIC) sanctioned Uber Colombia with COP 2.1 billion, for obstructing an administrative visit at the company’s facilities, as well as for […]
On 10 June, local media informed that the National Corporation of Consumers and Users of Chile (CONADECUS) filed a lawsuitbefore the Tribunal for the Defense of Free […]
The Colombian Attorney General for public affairs requested on 6 May before the Constitutional Court that partial unconstitutionality of article 26 of Law 1340 of 2009 (Antitrust Law) […]
Hotel Las Americas located in Cartagena Colombia hosted on 14 May the PRE-ICN forum “Emerging Trends in Antitrust Policy and Enforcement: Colombia, Latin America, and Beyond”. The […]
Peruvian Congress approved last Thursday, in a first voting round and waiving a second voting round, a bill seeking the regulation of M&As. The new regulation is […]
Continental and Valeo, two of the most relevant companies in the European car parts market, have joined an antitrust complaint initiated against Nokia before the European Commission […]
An M&A between QUIMPAC and MEXICHEM was objected to by the Colombian Competition Office on 12 March 2019. The operation involves the acquisition of 100% of MEXICHEM by […]
On 31 January 2019, the Colombian Competition Office (SIC) sanctioned PROYECTAR INGENIERÍA S.A.S. and DESARROLLAMOS INGENIERIAS S.A.S. for collusion in a bidding process in 2013. The […]