Antitrust law can be both an opportunity and a risk for tech startups.
Mark Ostrau, chair of Fenwick’s antitrust and unfair competition group and partner in the intellectual property practice, spoke with Law360 about how startups can be under the antitrust microscope –especially if they fail to make compliance a priority early on – and what they can do to follow antitrust laws.
Ostrau laid out several antitrust tips for tech startups to consider – including compliance training, tracking market power, not relying on antitrust as a patent shield, and considering data concentration in M&A.
The full article is available through the Law360 website (subscription required).