Organisation: Korea Fair Trade Commission

Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's decision to prohibit the world’s largest liquified natural gas containment provider from tying its technology licences with engineering services for storage tanks.

14 April 2023

Korea’s top court has confirmed a €713.7 million abuse of dominance fine imposed on Qualcomm for violating a commitment to license its standard essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

13 April 2023

Korea’s antitrust watchdog has fined Google €29.2 million for attempting to thwart competition from a domestic rival in the mobile gaming application market by pressuring developers to launch apps exclusively through Google Play.

11 April 2023

Large technology companies must ensure they do not discriminate against Korean consumers when implementing measures to comply with the EU’s Digital Market Act, the chair of the country’s antitrust watchdog has said.

21 March 2023

Korea’s competition watchdog has sanctioned 11 vinyl film producers for colluding to fix the price of plastic sheeting used in greenhouses by farmers and agricultural businesses.

16 March 2023

Featured in Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2023

Asia-Pacific regulators are increasingly shining a light on antitrust violations in the pharmaceuticals industry, with stiffer penalties for cartel conduct, abuse of dominance and anticompetitive agreements.

10 March 2023

Featured in Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2023

Evolving regulation in South Korea’s merger control regime, protection of examinees’ rights and the online platform sector coincide with enhanced cartel enforcement.

10 March 2023

Korea’s competition authority has sanctioned two bar associations €1.4 million for restricting members from joining legal counselling application LawTalk.

24 February 2023

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has proposed reorganising case handling procedures and improving defence rights for investigated companies in a bid to improve transparency and efficiency.

16 February 2023

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has proposed new rules allowing companies to voluntarily submit remedies for problematic deals, bringing the regime more in line with other jurisdictions.

14 February 2023