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McDonald's loses trademark for EU? What does this mean?
McDonald's Chicken Big Mac, which contains two сhicken cutlets, cheese, lettuce, onions, pickled cucumbers and the special Big Mac sauce, is more widely available outside the EU.
EU court backs Google, Amazon, Airbnb in Italian rule dispute
The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union said, "A member state may not impose additional obligations on an online service provider established in another member state."
Apple fights €1.8 billion EU antitrust fine for curbs on Spotify
The iPhone maker has filed a suit at the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg to topple the March decision, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
EU court takes Russian billionaires Fridman, Aven off sanctions list
The European Union Court of Justice has removed Russian billionaires Fridman and Aven from sanctions list citing lack of justification. Court stated ties to Putin was possible but no evidence of supporting anti-Ukraine actions. A separate appeal lodged against reimposed restrictive measures.
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules' ad clause
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA) which kicked in last year, Amazon was designated as a very large online platform subject to tough rules to tackle illegal and harmful content on its platform.
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU's tech ad clause
The company subsequently challenged a DSA requirement to make publicly available a repository containing detailed information on its online advertising and also asked for an interim measure until the court rules on the case. A lower tribunal in September agreed to its request for an interim measure to suspend the contested obligation, which prompted the European Commission to turn to Europe's top court.
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Court says EU must pay a fraction of legal fees sought by Qualcomm
Qualcomm submitted its legal bill to the European Commission in 2022 after the General Court backed the U.S. group's fight against a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine issued in 2018 and ordered the regulator to pay Qualcomm's legal costs.
Court says EU must pay a fraction of legal fees sought by Qualcomm
The Luxembourg-based General Court said the number of hours worked and hourly rates used in Qualcomm's claim was "manifestly excessive". Qualcomm submitted its legal bill to the European Commission in 2022 after the General Court backed the U.S. group's fight against a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine issued in 2018 and ordered the regulator to pay Qualcomm's legal costs
EU court rejects TikTok bid to suspend tough curbs
Social media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling on the video-sharing app's legal challenge to the law. TikTok filed a legal challenge against its designation in November.
EU court adviser sides with Google, Amazon in Italian rule spat
Google, Amazon and Airbnb subsequently challenged the rule in an Italian court, saying it was contrary to EU legislation which says online service providers are only subject to the rules of the country where they are established, while countries where they provide a service must refrain from applying their laws.
EU top court rejects 250 million EU tax order to Amazon
Europe's top court on Thursday scrapped an EU order to Amazon to pay 250 million euros ($270 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's crackdown against sweetheart deals between multinationals and EU countries.
TikTok asks EU court to suspend EU gatekeeper label until its ruling
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires TikTok and other designated gatekeepers Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to make their messaging apps interoperate with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices.
Amazon wins court backing for now against EU tech rules' ad clause
The US online retailer took its grievance to Europe's second highest court, the Luxembourg-based General Court, in July after EU antitrust regulators in April designated it as a VLOP along with 18 other platforms and search engines.
Meta loses as top EU court backs antitrust regulators over privacy breach checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
German antitrust watchdog can add privacy breaches to Meta probe, EU court says
The case before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerns a 2019 German cartel office order to Meta to stop collecting users' data without their consent as such a practice constituted an abuse of its market power.
Court rejects Meta's challenge against EU antitrust requests for information
On May 22, Meta was fined $1.3 billion by the European Union and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the prying eyes of American security services.
Silver Point gets NCLT nod to take over IVRCL Chengapalli Tollways
The successful bidder has proposed to pay over ₹1,464 crore to acquire the company through an insolvency process, against the total admitted liabilities of ₹1,513 crore.
Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies, rules court
Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and Sama preventing them from terminating the moderators' contracts, pending a judgment on the legality of their redundancy.
Top EU judge expects a wave of litigation from tech giants against new tech law
The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekeepers, among other criteria.
EU court decides record antitrust fine against Google
Google urged a panel of EU judges last year to throw out the decision it argued was unfounded and falsely relied on accusations it imposed its search engine and Chrome browser on Android phones.The company also said that the EU was unfairly blind to the strength of Apple, which imposes or gives clear preference to its own services such as Safari on iPhones.
Airbnb obliged to provide information to tax authorities: EU court adviser
Airbnb has in recent years found itself at loggerheads with authorities in several European Union countries, arguing that taxation and other requirements contravene the EU principle of the freedom to provide services across the 27-country bloc.
Intel seeks $624 million in interest from EU after antitrust fine win
Intel in its application to the Luxembourg-based General Court said the Commission, which acts as the competition watchdog in the 27-country European Union, had refused to reimburse the company the default interest.
Google urges court to scrap $1.6 billion EU antitrust fine
The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on the world's most popular internet search engine.
Bombay HC directs directors of two Essar Group companies to disclose their assets
The court has issued this direction in a contempt petition filed by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India against Essar Services India Pvt Ltd (ESIPL) and Essar House Pvt Ltd (EHPL). The contempt petition alleges that these firms have failed to deposit collectively over Rs 82 crore in an arbitration dispute over a refundable security deposit despite a court direction.
ArcelorMittal files contempt pleas against Essar entities in Bombay High Court
ArcelorMittal is seeking a refundable security deposit that the erstwhile Essar Steel had paid to these two companies and were payable upon termination of the contract with these companies.
Top EU court lashes Hungary over 'Stop Soros' migrant law
The European Union's top court ruled that Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offence for people or organisations to help migrants and refugees apply for asylum, in a new legal blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing government.
Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed
Google was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 2011, in the largest penalty meted out to any company found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules.
Amazon wins $303 million tax case in European Union
Europe's second-top court has annulled an EU order to Amazon to pay about €250 million in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of an EU crackdown against unfair tax deals between multinationals and European Union countries.
High Court Stays Hearing in Aberdeen MAT Case
The issue began after the tax department sent a raft of notices to FPIs seeking MAT worth hun dreds of crores late last year.
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