What is dead may never die…  In spring 2021 Advocate General Bobek delivered his opinion in the case of Fédération bancaire française v Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, opening with a line from the popular show Game of Thrones. Referencing a ritual in the name of the

In the beginning there were flies.   You probably wonder what the connection between algorithms competition law and flies is. Think of a biology textbook costing almost $24 million on Amazon. Originally created in 1992, the book was out of print by 2011. Seventeen copies were for sale on Amazon, and

The Curtain- Raiser on Poison Pills and Different Legal Traditions   Takeovers transferring control over a publicly traded company are common in the corporate environment. Most of them eventually happen on terms laid down by the target company’s board of directors. The reason behind the fact that successful hostile takeovers are

‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest’ – Benjamin Franklin  In the period from 8-10 November 2022, the founder of our law firm Vranesevic Law, Lucija Vranesevic Grbic attended a three-day webinar organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – Center for Arbitration and Mediation entitled ‘Online WIPO

Introduction: Illumina’s acquisition of Grail blocked by the EU Commission  In a landmark decision on 6 September 2022, the Commission prohibited under the Merger Regulation the completed acquisition by Illumina, a U.S. company specializing in genomic sequencing, of Grail, a U.S. based start-up known for developing early cancer detection tests.

Introduction  Conventional drivers of economic growth became insufficient in the last couple of years to provide significant competitive advantages for companies that, in order to remain present in the relevant market, need to constantly meet demands for new or better prices at competitive prices. Amidst the fourth industrial revolution, the