Reverse payment agreements between patent-holding drug companies and their generic competitors have raised a conflict between patent law and competition law policies that is difficult to reconcile. The US Supreme Court decision in FTC v. Actavis is the first high court decision to have ruled on...

Turkish Abstract:Avrupa Birliği rekabet hukuku kapsamında çeşitli değişikliklere uğramış olan deniz taşımacılığına ilişkin kurallar son düzenlemeler sonucunda tamamen rekabet hukukunun konusu haline gelmiş ve sektöre verilen önem doğrultusunda deniz taşımacılığına...

Turkish Abstract: 07.10.2010 tarih ve 27722 sayılı Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanan 2010/4 sayılı Rekabet Kurulu'ndan İzin Alınması Gereken Birleşme ve Devralmalar Hakkında Tebliğ, 01.01.2011 tarihi itibariyle yürürlüğe girmiş ve aynı konuda 1997/1 sayılı Tebliğ yürürlükten...

A range of legal regimes from employment law to corporate and securities law foresees a reduction or elimination of “enterprise liability” for organizations that can demonstrate the existence of “effective” internal compliance structures. The pervasiveness of corporate conduct codes and...

The increasing use of sector inquiries by competition agencies, including the Turkish Competition Authority, is a result of the fact that sector inquiries reveal the competitive dynamics of a given sector much better than the traditional competition law enforcement means. Pursuant to its...

Turkish Abstract: Teşebbüslerin internet ortamındaki faaliyetlerinin hızla yayılmasıyla birlikte, bu faaliyetlerde, rekabet hukuku ilke ve parametrelerini geleneksel yaklaşım yerine, daha esnek bir değerlendirmeyle ele alan uygulama yöntemlerini tercih etmenin doğru olup olmayacağı...

Turkish Abstract: Rekabeti kısıtlama amacı taşıyan anlaşmalar, hem Türk rekabet hukuku hem de Avrupa Birliği (AB) rekabet hukuku mevzuatında yasaklanmaktadır. Bu türden anlaşmaların mevcudiyeti ortaya çıkarıldığında, rekabet otoritesi, ilgili anlaşmanın rekabet hukukunu...

English Abstract: Compliance programs are an invaluable tool in preventing antitrust violations. Some argue that the increased risk of cartel discovery stemming from the implementation of leniency programs, which help competition authorities uncover cartels, already provides sufficient incentive...

The prevalent use of ‘‘most favored nation'' (MFN) clauses in commercial agreements has garnered significant attention in the economics and legal literature and by practitioners and enforcement agencies. From an antitrust standpoint, there is a strong consensus that while MFN provisions can...

With its more than a decade-long enforcement practice, Turkish competition law has undergone significant changes that could indicate a move towards converging with the European jurisdiction in many respects. In particular, the Turkish merger control regime has been introduced to a new...