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Issued Federal Cartel Office decision in the investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI cooperation compliance with merger control Law

On 15 November, the German Federal Cartel Office issued a decision in the investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI cooperation and whether it was subject to merger control Law. The Federal Cartel Office stated that Microsoft's investment in OpenAI an…

  • Bundeskartellamt: Kooperation von Microsoft und OpenAI derzeit kein Fall für Fusionskontrolle, Bundeskartellamt (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2023-11-15
concluded

On 15 November, the German Federal Cartel Office issued a decision in the investigation into Micros…