Asia: Antitrust/Competition Law

The Competition Commission of India examines allegations against the Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group concerning potential abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive practices in India's commercial poultry sector. People for Animals claims the vertically integrated enterprise leverages significant market power across breeding, feed production, and distribution of layer hens and broiler chickens.

The United States Department of Commerce has preliminarily imposed substantial anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Indian solar cell exports, with margins exceeding 120%.

China's Supreme People's Court released ten landmark intellectual property cases from 2025, covering trademark distinctiveness, patent infringement in chip technology, trade secret theft, unfair competition through employee poaching and data scraping, and criminal prosecution of counterfeiters. These decisions establish important precedents for balancing innovation incentives with public interests while demonstrating China's commitment to strengthening IP protection in the digital economy.

The Supreme Court of India, by its judgment dated 27 May 2026, allowed the appeal filed by Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC (Amazon) and set aside the orders of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) dated 13 June 2022 and the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) dated 17 December 2021.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has notified the substitution of certain Standards, including the following, with effect from 15th May 2026.

This article outlines the differences between the Indian regulatory environment in the AI driven markets as opposed to digital markets in two separate sections.

The Competition Commission of India examines allegations against the Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group concerning potential abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive practices in India's commercial poultry sector. People for Animals claims the vertically integrated enterprise leverages significant market power across breeding, feed production, and distribution of layer hens and broiler chickens.

In April 2026, India witnessed significant developments in competition law across enforcement, appellate review, and merger control. On the regulatory front, an amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...

Competition law in India starts with a simple idea: free, fair markets work better for everyone. They push companies to be efficient, help consumers, and keep innovation alive.