Anti-Monopoly

Chinese cement cartel fined $67 mln for concerted price hikes

China’s Shaanxi Administration for Market Regulation on July 9 issued six administrative orders imposing a total penalty of 451 million yuan ($67 million) on the Shaanxi Cement Association and its 13 local member cement manufacturers for an alleged conspiracy to synchro

China’s market regulator issues 12 anti-monopoly cases by govt agencies

China’s competition regulator State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on June 8 published the China Anti-Monopoly Law Enforcement Annual Report 2021 (《中国反垄断执法年度报告(2021)》) and follow it up with the release of a first list of 12 exemplary cases of anti-monopoly practices where some Chinese g

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.