Competitive Edge – The Podcast Episode 8: Badmouthing your competitors – Denigration as a stand-alone abuse of dominance Welcome to episode 8 of Competitive Edge - The Podcast, in which our Copenhagen-based competition lawyers Frederik Haugsted, Alexander Brøchner and Nanna Sofie Krabbe take a deep dive into the subject of denigration / disparagement (dissemination of negative information to customers about their competitors’ products) as an abuse of dominance. In this episode we explore this topic thoroughly and in simple terms, and go into: • What conduct constitutes denigration • The Commission’s recent focus on this topic • National case law • Which sectors this is of particular importance for In Competitive Edge – The Podcast we dissect topical competition law issues to help you understand how they may affect your business. If you have any questions or need clarifications, we would be happy to hear from you. You can contact us at [email protected] and [email protected]. Stay up to date on Competition & EU Law developments in Europe and beyond – sign up here bit.ly/CompetitionMailingList to receive our monthly newsletter Competitive Edge. Read all the previous editions of the newsletter here: bit.ly/CompetitiveEdgeBB This podcast is an open forum for conversation. It is not, and is not intended to constitute, legal advice. If you would like legal advice, just reach out. We’re always happy to support your business whenever we can.

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