Taiwan in the changing global landscape – Europe again has the technology sector in its target zone (Guidance for Taiwanese companies)

For many years, the European Commission (the Commission) has been the global leader in applying antitrust law to the technology sector. This year is no exception. Indeed, there have been a number of new European enforcement initiatives in 2020, with the technology sector a primary focus of the Commission’s enforcement activity right now. Understanding the Commission’s current approach to antitrust scrutiny can help Taiwanese companies both avoid becoming the target of an enforcement investigation and identify potential sources of help if they suffer anti-competitive or abusive conduct from others. This article provides a summary of key recent antitrust developments in…