Randy Picker

Randy Picker reviews the context of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple and the questions of merit and the competitive obligations of dominant firms driving the case.

The European Commission has fined Apple for abusing its App Store. The Commission did not mention Spotify, but the fine appears to answer the music streaming platform’s complaint that Apple’s App Store fees to developers are too high. But now that Spotify has seen Apple’s new approach under Europe’s new Digital Markets Act, Spotify is still unhappy, highlighting the flaws of Spotify’s original complaint and the Commission’s fine, writes Randy Picker.

Randy Picker provides his round-two comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.

Randy Picker provides his round-one comments on the draft Merger Guidelines.

On May 18, the United States Supreme Court decided two intellectual property cases with two seemingly different results. A closer look, however, reveals a complimentary concern with the monopolistic power of first movers and how the legal system should enable innovation from second movers over time, writes Randy Picker.

To understand why a proposed rule could spark a Supreme Court battle over the Federal Trade Commission’s powers to regulate the American economy requires...

The Senate looks to be nearing a vote on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would prohibit gatekeeping digital platforms from favoring...

If enacted, the five bills that were introduced in the House this month would represent the most dramatic statutory changes to US antitrust law...

The European Commission believes that Apple is violating European competition laws and raising prices for consumers in how it operates its App Store. The...

Governments around the world seem to be on a path to turn the leading tech firms into public utilities. Interoperability is likely to be...