Exam 29/2: Results!

I uploaded your exam results to Comunità Online under International Competition Law. If you decide to retake it, please let me know before 25 February (after this date I'll upload all the results to EsseTre). 

The experiment with the code names thing (privacy, you know?) has been fun but in the end quite messy. If you have any issue with extra points just let me know. I'll handle your requests very carefully, one by one. Thank you for your understanding.

Exam 29 January STARTS AT 5.30 PM

Dear all,
You've possibly heard of a train accident that took place near to Milan last week. Because of this and the ensuing repair works on the line, my train has been cancelled. Hence, I'll arrive in Trento later than expected. Because of all this, today's exam will start at 5.30 pm, please spread the word!

Up Next: Exam 29 January 2018

I remind you that we'll start at 4 pm.

RESULTS!

I uploaded them to Comunità Online under International Competition Law. Please let me know by next Friday 26.01 at the latest if you prefer to retake it. If you're fine with it, NO NEED to confirm by email or other means. If you decide to retake it, your extra points will of course still be applicable. Thanks!

For those of you retaking the exam coming Monday: DO NOT FORGET to register again on EsseTre, please.

The experiment with the code names thing (privacy, you know?) has been fun but in the end quite messy. If you have any issue with extra points just let me know. I'll handle your requests very carefully, one by one, and get in touch with you asap. Thank you for your understanding.

Marking your exam papers...

A brief update: I'm working on it but we all still need to be patient because there's plenty of reading and thinking to do. Thank you to all of you for your dedication and a special thank to those of you who tried to write as clearly as possible. I do hope to finish marking them by the end of the week!

UPDATE: almost finished, by Sunday night Brazil's time 😉

Upcoming Exam

I remind you that we start at 4 pm:

I PART 45 minutes;
BREAK 15 minutes;
II PART 30 minutes.

We start ON TIME and no student'll be admitted after the door is closed - sorry.

See you next Monday (perhaps)!

Code Names Check

In case you'd like to check your code name, please send me an email between 2 and 4 pm today Friday 5th January.
At any rate, you DON'T need your code name for the real exam: given name, surname and official student number are instead required.

Many thanks!

Thank You so Much for Your Interest and Kindness! Wish You All the Best for the Next Exam Session and, Especially, Beyond!!!

Ex-Post Syllabus

Introduction
- Competition policy from a European perspective, Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition, Video here.
- Archer Daniel Midland Segment from 'Fair Fight in the Marketplace', here.- Competition Commission of Singapore: Apples Aplenty, here; A 2 Minute Wonder, here.

Overview of competition policy, here.

Sherman Act original, Section 1,

Art.101 TFEU, here.

Cartels
- OECD, CARTELS INVOLVING INTERMEDIATE GOODS -- Background Paper by the Secretariat, here.

- OECD, Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels, pp.9-35, here.
- Presentation on cartels and the oligopoly problem here.
- Cartel in the modeling sector: Presentation here.

Cartels and the international dimension
- OECD, Challenges of International Co-operation in Competition Law Enforcement here (as redacted!).

Vertical restraints

- video from 09:15 until 09:34:45, here 

- OECD, Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales, pp.5-21, here.
- Presentation: Vertical restraints and the digital transition here.

- OECD Hearing on Rate Parity, contributions by France, here, Germany, here, and United Kingdom, here
- The Coty Ruling on selective distribution and the platform ban here and here.

Online Platforms
- Video here (watched until 18:44)

- House of Lords, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, pp. 7-31, here.

Abuse of dominant position
- Presentation here. 

- Unilateral Conduct Workbook, Chapter 2: Analytical Framework For Evaluating Unilateral Conduct, here;

- OECD, Fidelity Rebates, pp. 1-15, here;
- the ARA Case: Presentation here; 
- The Intel case: Presentation here;
- The Tetra Pak Case: Presentation here. 

The Google Shopping Case
- Press release, here.

- Commissioner Vestager's statement here. 

- Google, here. 

- Clifford Chance, The Google comparative shopping case, here
- Presentation here.

Tying and Bundling
- ICN, Tying and Bundling here.
- Presentation on Android, here

Intellectual Property and Competition Law

OECD, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STANDARD SETTING, pp. 1-28, here

G. Napolitano, IP and Competition Enforcement in Developing and Emerging Economies, Presentation here

Merger Control
ICN, here.

Private Enforcement of Competition Law

Presentation here.

XII WEEK - Private Enforcement of Competition Policy

Presentation here. 

Mock Exam Results

BEST ANSWERS : + 1
30/30 + 1 = 30 CUM LAUDE
These are: 23;11;16;10;4;25;6;1;32;9;3;21;19;15;2;17

FINAL EXAM:
FIRST PART (3 QUESTIONS: 45 MINUTES) 18 POINTS;
SECOND PART (1 BROAD, PRACTICAL QUESTION) 12 POINTS;

THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MERGER CONTROL

ICN, here.

Still on the Coty Ruling we discussed today

FT, here.

Catch-up class on 6 Dec starts at 3.15 pm

XI WEEK - Android / Intellectual Property and Competition Law

Please study:

OECD, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STANDARD SETTING, pp. 1-28, here.
Presentation on Android, here.

Guest Speakers

7 December
8.30-9.30 Elisa Tassoni on car data and data markets Room 3E (only if you are interested)
10.30-11.30 Giovanni Napolitano, WIPO
"IP and Competition Law Enforcement in Emerging and Developing Economies"
Conference Room


13 December
10.30 Antonio Cabobianco OECD
"Algorithmic Collusion"
Conference Room
12 Lunch at the Alpine Club

13 December Lunch

If you still plan to join us, you have time until Dec 6 to decide!
Thank you.

Catch-up classes

6/12/17 15.00/17.00 Room 3G

7/12/17 9.30/10.30 Room 1F.
13/12/17 15.00/16.00 Room 3C

X WEEK: Tying and Bundling

Please study:
ICN, Tying and Bundling, here. 

IX WEEK: The Google Shopping Case

Please read:
- Press release, here.

- Commissioner Vestager's statement here. 

- Google, here. 

- Clifford Chance, The Google comparative shopping case, here. 

My presentation here.

OUR SYLLABUS SO FAR

Introduction
- Competition policy from a European perspective, Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition, Video here.
- Archer Daniel Midland Segment from 'Fair Fight in the Marketplace', here.- Competition Commission of Singapore: Apples Aplenty, here; A 2 Minute Wonder, here.

Overview of competition policy, here.

Sherman Act original, Section 1,

Art.101 TFEU, here.

Cartels
- OECD, CARTELS INVOLVING INTERMEDIATE GOODS -- Background Paper by the Secretariat, here.

- OECD, Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels, pp.9-35, here.
- Presentation on cartels and the oligopoly problem here.

Cartels and the international dimension
- OECD, Challenges of International Co-operation in Competition Law Enforcement here (as redacted!).

Vertical restraints

- video from 09:15 until 09:34:45, here 

- OECD, Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales, pp.5-21, here.
- Presentation: Vertical restraints and the digital transition here.

- OECD Hearing on Rate Parity, contributions by France, here, Germany, here, and United Kingdom, here

Online Platforms
- Video here (watched until 18:44)

- House of Lords, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, pp. 7-31, here.

Abuse of dominant position
- Presentation here. 

- Unilateral Conduct Workbook, Chapter 2: Analytical Framework For Evaluating Unilateral Conduct, here;

- OECD, Fidelity Rebates, pp. 1-15, here;

The Google Shopping Case
- Press release, here.

- Commissioner Vestager's statement here. 

- Google, here. 

Clifford Chance, The Google comparative shopping case, here. 

Anything missing, apart from the group presentations? Thank you for your help!

Upcoming cases for group presentations.

ARA
Nov. 17
European Commission here.

INTEL
Nov. 24
Commission Decision here.
GC here.
CJEU here.

VIII Abuses of dominant position

Please study here and OECD, Fidelity Rebates, pp. 1-15, here.
Presentation here. 

VII WEEK: Online Platforms

Please Study:
House of Lords, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, pp. 7-31, here.

Our 9 November class is cancelled. We meet again on 10 November.

Next week's event I mentioned today

Alberto Parrella
Data Analyst, Twitter
"Data driven businesses: how social media empower products through data".
Contamination Lab
Piazza Fiera, 4
Trento
Tuesday 31 October 9.30-11.

The broader picture: online platforms

Here.
The video here (watched until 18:44)
Your questions are here.
Some keywords on the blackboard here.

VI WEEK: RATE PARITY

Please study: OECD Hearing, contributions by France, here, Germany, here, and United Kingdom, here.

V WEEK: Vertical restraints (and your Friday's on demand lecture + 4 very easy questions)

Please read here.

Please watch this video from 09:15 until 09:34:45 and, based on what you have heard,  briefly answer these 4 questions. Since I don't know yet how to time-limit a survey (I'm still learning how to use this tool), you'll have time to give your responses until next time we meet and discuss them.
Your responses here.

Please study: OECD, Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales, pp.5-21, here.

Presentation: Vertical restraints and the digital transition here

IV WEEK: Cartels and the international dimension

Please read:
OECD, Challenges of International Co-operation in Competition Law Enforcement here (as redacted!).

13 December: Lunch at the Alpine Club

If you wish to participate, please tell us here.

Training: Share your experience!

ICN Cartel Workshop Ottawa here.

III WEEK: CARTELS/2

Please read:

OECD, Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels, pp.9-35, here.

Presentation on cartels and the oligopoly problem here.

Antitrust Legislation

Overview of competition policy, here.

Sherman Act original, Section 1,

Art.101 TFEU, here.

II WEEK: CARTELS

Please study: OECD, CARTELS INVOLVING INTERMEDIATE GOODS -- Background Paper by the Secretariat, here.

Cartel news here.

Introduction

Competition policy from a European perspective, Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition, Video here.
Archer Daniel Midland Segment from 'Fair Fight in the Marketplace', here.
Competition Commission of Singapore: Apples Aplenty, here; A 2 Minute Wonder, here.