Qihoo 360 v Tencent webinar (English & Chinese)

The Chinese Supreme People’s Court issued its first antitrust judgment in Qihoo 360 v. Tencent on October16, 2014. In affirming a lower court ruling in favor of defendant Tencent, the Court addressed the question of market definition and market power in the context of dynamic platform-based businesses in which products are provided for “free”.   It is one of the most influential cases in the 65-year history of the Supreme Court according to the Newspaper of the People’s Court. 

2014年10月16日，中华人民共和国最高人民法院宣布了对奇虎360起诉腾讯一案的判决，这是它的第一个反垄断判决书。最高院维持了下级法院原判，支持被告腾讯。法院判决书中讨论了在提供“免费”产品的动态平台型企业的背景下，市场界定及市场支配力的问题。根据《人民法院报》，这是最高法院成立65年来最有影响力的案件之一。

CPI gathered leading antitrust lawyers and economists to discuss the implications of the Tencent judgment for antitrust in China and for Internet-based cases in other jurisdictions.  The webinar was held on 16 December 2014.

《国际竞争政策》（CPI）杂志邀请了在反垄断领域著名的律师和经济学家，一起讨论腾讯案的判决对中国反垄断事业及其它司法管辖区有互联网背景案件的意义。这个网络研讨会在2014年12月16日举行。

Professor D. Daniel Sokol moderated a discussion with Antonio Bavasso, Dr. David S. Evans, Willard Tom, and Dr. Vanessa Yanhua Zhang. Evans and Zhang, with Global Economics Group, advised Tencent and submitted testimony to the Chinese Supreme People’s Court along with Howard Chang of Global Econ. Bavasso is a partner at Allen & Overy in London  Will Tom is a partner at Morgan Lewis in DC and former General Counsel of the US Federal Trade Commission.  Danny Sokol teaches at University of Florida Law School and is Senior Of Counsel to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

丹尼尔·索科尔教授主持了由安东尼奥·巴瓦索， 大卫·S·埃文斯博士，威拉德·汤姆，张艳华博士参加的讨论。全球经济咨询集团的埃文斯教授和张艳华博士是腾讯的顾问，并向中国最高法院提交了证词。 巴瓦索是安理国际律师事务所在伦敦的合伙人。 威拉德·汤姆是摩根路易斯律师事务所在华盛顿特区的合伙人，他也是美国联邦贸易委员会前首席法律顾问。 丹尼尔·索科尔教授执教于佛罗里达州立大学法学院，他也是威尔逊·桑西尼·古奇·罗沙迪律师事务所的资深顾问。

You can read a transcript of the webinar here and hear a recording here.