CAIROS analysis
Approach sometimes applied by mediators in dispute resolution; an acronym …
Category: Antitrust Law
Captive Brand
A Family Brand used by a particular vendor, for example …
Carlsberg Notice
Notice published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European …
Cartel
An arrangement between competitors to limit the terms on which …
Cartwright Act
See Little Sherman Act.
Chicago School
Refers generally to sub-branch of the “law and economics” movement in …
Class Action
A type of litigation where a group of plaintiffs who, …
Claude Rains, cue Claude Rains
William Claude Rains was an English character actor. One of …
Clayton Act
15 U.S.C. §§12-27, an antitrust law enacted in 1914 to …
Cluster Theory
Theory of economic and industry development most notably described by …
Collusive Tendering
See Bid Rigging.
Comfort Letter
Term common in competition law that usually meant the letter …
Commercially Essential Patent
Generally used to describe a patent which it is not …
Commercially Essential Vital Improvement
See Economically Vital Improvement/Patent.
Commodity Business
A business whose products are largely fungible (i.e., interchangeable) commodities. …