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A Law360 article, titled “2nd Circ. Tussle Distills Court Divide On Booze Laws,” discusses a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision rejecting an antitrust challenge to Connecticut’s “…

Professor Tom Cotter was one of six witnesses invited to testify on September 11, 2019 at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Cotter and the other panelists debated the merits…

A Law360 article titled “State AGs Launch Antitrust Probe Into Facebook” quotes Professor Thomas Cotter on the recent formation of a coalition of state attorneys general to investigate Facebook for possible…

A Law360 article, titled “DOJ Deepens Split With FTC In Qualcomm Antitrust Appeal,” discusses an unprecedented rift between the two federal antitrust enforcers, which finds the Antitrust Division of the…

Twin Cities Business article titled “Klobuchar Calls for Investigation into Ticketmaster-Live Nation” discusses the senator’s recent call for the Department of Justice to reopen its antitrust…

The British intellectual property law blog IPKat published an interview with Professor Tom Cotter. Authored by Léon Dijkman and titled On economic analysis of IP law: an interview with Professor Tom Cotter…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in Law360 article titled "EU's 1st Fine In 16 Years Shows Predatory Pricing Challenges." The article discusses the European Commissions' recent decison to fine Qualcomm €242 million…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in the newsletter FTC Watch in an artcle titled "In tackling high drug prices, FTC shows partisan split." The article discusses a recent Federal Trade Commission report in which the…

A Law360 story titled “Justice Stevens Sought Careful Limits on Reach of IP Law” quotes Professor Tom Cotter on the late Justice’s contributions to IP case law. Cotter stated that Justice Stevens’s copyright and…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Law360 story titled, “FTC Facing Qualcomm Alone as Trump Admin. Turns on Case.” The article discusses the recent filing of a Statement of Interest on behalf of the Departments…

Professor Thomas Cotter was quoted by Law360 on the European Commission’s decision earlier this year to fine MasterCard €570 million for its practice, since discontinued, of forbidding merchants in EU member states…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Reuters article titled “Explainer: Why is Huawei seeking $1 billion patent deal with Verizon?” “It was possible Huawei executives believe Verizon has been infringing their U.S…