Mr Packer also took the cricketing authorities to court for restraint of trade.

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The Sixth thinks any agreement between a patentholder and a generic producer is a restraint of trade and per se illegal.

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It is not a good idea to mention that this might just be an excuse for restraint of trade, for banning imports.

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Last summer, a trade tribunal backed a complaint by Alberta's government that the margarine law amounted to an unfair restraint of trade.

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American Needle will have to prove that the teams colluded in an illegal restraint of trade (not all restraints on trade are actually illegal).

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Even if we can say without a doubt Needle should apply to collegiate sports, the question here is whether granting a fewer number licenses to select manufacturers for a certain subset of merchandise amounts to an unreasonable restraint on trade.

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In the middle of April, 24 domestic trade associations advised member businesses to show price restraint.

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