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

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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…

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