antitrust

DOJ slaps restraining order on Microsemi

ITworld staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:45:19 -0500

The DOJ slapped a temporary restraining order on Microsemi, barring it from tearing down, selling or otherwise impairing parts of recently acquired Semicoa.

DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against Microsemi

ITworld staff — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:56:28 -0500

The DOJ on Thursday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsemi alleging its acquisition of Semicoa would reduce competition for certain semiconductors.

Google called off Yahoo deal as DOJ closed in

ITworld staff — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:16:38 -0500

Google called off its proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo just three hours before the DOJ was to file an antitrust complaint on Nov. 5 aimed at blocking it, according to the lawyer that the government hired to pursue the case.

AMD accuses Intel of trying to stall EC antitrust case

ITworld staff — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:03:01 -0500

AMD has accused Intel of deliberately stalling an EU antitrust investigation through Intel's appeal to Europe's second highest court in October.

Intel calls EU antitrust probe 'discriminatory and partial'

ITworld staff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:47:36 -0500

The European Union's antitrust investigation of Intel is "discriminatory and partial," the chip maker complained in an action that's detailed in a recent edition of the EU's official journal, saying it's not being permitted to properly defend itself against the charges.

Microsoft faces antitrust complaint from software trader

ITworld staff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:44:50 -0500

Dutch software trader Samir Abdalla has filed a broad antitrust complaint against Microsoft's pricing policies with the European Commission

FTC asks Supreme Court to review Rambus antitrust case

ITworld staff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:42:24 -0500

The FTC has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which the agency accused memory-maker Rambus of anticompetitive behavior in deceiving a standards-setting body.

Judge dismisses Psystar antitrust lawsuit against Apple

ITworld staff — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:02 -0500

Judge William Alsup dismissed a Psystar lawsuit against Apple that alleged the Cupertino, Calif., company violated federal and state antitrust laws.

Antitrust case against Apple still on, says Mac clone maker

ITworld staff — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:45:00 -0400

Contrary to media and blogger reports, Apple Inc. and Mac clone maker Psystar Corp. have not suspended their legal wrestling, a lawyer for Psystar said Tuesday.

AMD: DOJ won't file charges over ATI's strategies

ITworld staff — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:21:29 -0400

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) won't file criminal charges over the pricing and marketing strategies of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies, now owned by Advanced Micro Devices, the company said Monday.