CCI Has No Power to Investigate Disputes Concerning Abuse Of Patents: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday reaffirmed that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has no authority to investigate disputes involving the exercise of patent rights, holding that such matters fall exclusively under the Patents Act, 1970.The tribunal said that when a product is protected by a patent, issues related to its pricing or licensing must be...

CCI Dismisses Abuse Of Dominance Complaint Against Google Over Play Store Ban

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday dismissed a complaint filed by Liberty Infospace Pvt. Ltd. against Google, ruling that the tech giant did not abuse its dominant position by terminating the company's developer account on the Google Play Store.The Commission found no prima facie violation under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002, and closed the case without directing...

Google Abused Dominant Position Through Restrictive App Store Billing Policy But Didn't Deny Market Access: NCLAT Reduces Penalty From ₹936 Cr To ₹216 Cr

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has partially upheld the decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that Google leveraged its dominance in the Play Store ecosystem to promote Google Play which violates section 4(2)(e) of the Competition Act, 2002. The...

NCLAT Stays Ban on WhatsApp's Data-Sharing Policy; Orders Meta To Pay 50% Of ₹213 Crore Penalty

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has granted partial relief to WhatsApp from the Competition Commission India's (CCI) order against its 2021 privacy policy update.The CCI had banned WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes for 5 years and imposed a Rs. 213.14 crore...