by bacenter | Apr 12, 2025 | Working Papers
The latest judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Intel case confirmed the General Court’s decision that annulled the EU Commission’s decision from 2009, imposing a €1.06 billion fine on Intel for abusing its dominant position by offering...
by bacenter | Apr 11, 2025 | Data, Trade & National Security, Working Papers
An Evidence-Based Analysis and Comparative Assessment This paper critically analyzes Brazil’s recent proposals and ongoing initiatives for regulating digital platforms, specifically Bill 2768/2022, and the ideas put forth by Brazil’s Ministry of Finance....
by bacenter | Apr 9, 2025 | Intellectual Property Rights, Working Papers
Standards have long been considered the building blocks of innovation, and central to the standardization process are patents that protect the underlying technologies essential to a standard, also known as standard essential patents (SEPs). Since the beginning of the...
by bacenter | Mar 25, 2025 | Blogs, Competition Law & Economics, Data, Trade & National Security
In Türkiye, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that exceed specific turnover thresholds must be notified to the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) before implementation. Failure to do so—commonly referred to as “gun-jumping”—can result in administrative...
by bacenter | Mar 24, 2025 | Data, Trade & National Security, Working Papers
In this paper, we investigate the role of digital trade, especially exports of ICT services, in supporting economic development. Using a country-level panel dataset covering 150 countries for the period 2005 to 2020, we find that specialization on ICT service exports...
