Anti-Monopoly

SPC exemplary case——identification of monopoly over patent dispute settlement agreement

Recently, Supreme People's Court (SPC) concluded an appeal case involving a patent "settlement agreement" in a monopoly agreement dispute, in favor of the appellant, Shanghai Huaming Power Equipment Co.,Ltd. and ruled the agreement invalid, which saved Huaming from paying Wuhan Ta

Swiss medical device maker Geistlich fined $1.4 mln by Chinese market regulator

China’s market watchdog said on February 28 that it had issued an administrative fine order against Geistlich (Beiing) Trading Co., Ltd. (盖思特利商贸(北京)有限公司) for fixing prices, according to a notice published on its official website.

China's market regulator fines German reinsurer $47,000 for unreported acquisition

China’s market watchdog said on February 14 that it had issued an administrative fine order against the Munich Reinsurance Company (MRC) for its unreported acquisiton of Covanta Europe Assets Ltd. (CEAL), according to a notice published on its official website.

China's first lawsuit filed by companies against national market regulator over $47 million fine

The judges of China’s Beijing High People’s Court on November 22 heard the arguments in a dispute between two Chinese pharmaceutical companies and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), China’s highest market regulator.

China issues 43 anti-monopoly cases

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on November 20 the administrative penalties to be imposed on the companies undertaking illegal practices in 43 cases for concentration of business operators it had conducted investigations of.