On 15 September 2022, the Civil Court of Milan rejected in its entirety a claim brought by Iliad, seeking compensation for the damages allegedly caused by a competitor’s unfair market conduct, and condemned the claimant to pay the litigation expenses. The full judgement was issued in April 2023.
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The Civil Court of Rome dismisses a damages claim concerning the market for cleaning services
On 17 March 2023, the Civil Court of Rome rejected in its entirety a claim brought by Romeo Gestioni, seeking compensation for the damages allegedly caused by an agreement in the market for cleaning services. The matter stems from an investigation by the Italian Competition Authority which had found that four companies active in this market had coordinated their bidding behaviour in tenders organized by the government to secure cleaning services for schools across Italy.
TAR annuls ICA’s decision and rules in favor of Wind Tre
The Administrative Tribunal of Lazio (TAR) has annulled the decision by the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) whereby telecommunications operators had been found to have breached competition law.The allegation was that operators had coordinated their strategy following the Government’s and regulator’s decision to impose a monthly billing cycle for telecommunications services, and had all agreed to comply with the new requirement by keeping their prices unchanged and refraining from granting discounts which would have spurred customer mobility. Continue reading TAR annuls ICA’s decision and rules in favor of Wind Tre
Vodafone wins against Eutelia
Vodafone won its appeal against Eutelia in an action for damages. The case concerns an alleged margin squeeze in the market for fixed-to-mobile voice call termination services. The alleged abuse had been investigated by the Italian Competition Authority in 2007 and was closed with a commitment decision. Eutelia, a fixed operator, had sued Vodafone and asked for compensation for the damages allegedly suffered. Continue reading Vodafone wins against Eutelia
The Italian court of Milan has rebutted the damages claim against Enel
In 2018, a telecom operator sued Enel, one of the main operators in the Italian electricity market, for the interruption of a commercial partnership entailing the provision of a bundled offer which included electricity and telecom fixed services. Continue reading The Italian court of Milan has rebutted the damages claim against Enel
The Mexican Government wins the arbitration proceedings against Tele Fácil
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) has rejected the claim brought by Tele Fácil México, S.A. de C.V. (Tele Fácil) against the Mexican Government. Continue reading The Mexican Government wins the arbitration proceedings against Tele Fácil
Fake news su aziende e prodotti come contrastarle. Presentazione del libro:“MARCA, INTERNET E CONTRASTO ALLA DISINFORMAZIONE”
Il 9 settembre a Milano si terrà la conferenza stampa per la presentazione del libro: Marca, Internet e contrasto alla disinformazione – Tutelare il brand, affrontare la crisi, quantificare il danno.
La pubblicazione, edita da Centromarca, l’Associazione Italiana dell’Industria di Marca, propone approfondimenti per rispondere in maniera adeguata alle news infondate, fake news, che possono danneggiare l’immagine di una azienda ed i suoi brands. Continue reading Fake news su aziende e prodotti come contrastarle. Presentazione del libro:“MARCA, INTERNET E CONTRASTO ALLA DISINFORMAZIONE”
Two new judgements on copyright violation by video sharing platforms
On July 17, 2019 the Tribunal of Rome issued two judgements awarding damages to RTI (Mediaset Group) for copyright infringements by Dailymotion S.A. and Vimeo LLC. The Court found that both video sharing platforms infringed RTI’s copyrights by publishing on their portals audiovisual content drawn from RTI’s programs and awarded RTI damages for a total of 10.3 million euros (5.5 for Dailymotion and 4.8 for Vimeo). Continue reading Two new judgements on copyright violation by video sharing platforms
Vimeo ordered to pay damages to RTI for copyright infringement
On January 10, 2019 the Tribunal of Rome issued a judgement in a case between RTI (Mediaset Group) and Vimeo LLC. The Court found that Vimeo had infringed RTI’s copyrights by publishing on its portal audiovisual content drawn from RTI’s programs and awarded RTI damages for 8.5 million euros. Continue reading Vimeo ordered to pay damages to RTI for copyright infringement
Paolo Buccirossi joins “Media, web and brand reputation protection” seminar
The seminar MEDIA, WEB AND BRAND REPUTATION PROTECTION held by Centromarca will take place on 24 October 2017 at L’Oreal Auditorium in Milan. Continue reading Paolo Buccirossi joins “Media, web and brand reputation protection” seminar