CMA: Google/Anthropic partnership antitrust case

Competition and Markets Authority · decided Nov 19, 2024 · Closed

The CMA looked at Google's investment in Anthropic and concluded it did not qualify for review under the Enterprise Act 2002.

The case

Against: Alphabet, Anthropic
Regulator: Competition and Markets Authority
Decided: Nov 19, 2024
Status: Closed
Outcome: The CMA found Alphabet's partnership with Anthropic did not qualify for merger investigation.

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Nov 19, 2024	Decision: CMA: Google/Anthropic partnership	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext date	United States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.	Antitrust	Active	Sep 24, 2024
Oct 1Scheduling Conference in 6dnext date	Gilbert v. AnthropicScheduling ConferenceActiveCopyrightD. Mass.	Copyright	Active	May 26
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Nov 6Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 42dnext date	Kahn v. AnthropicMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Jun 14
Dec 17Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 83dnext date	Carreyrou v. Anthropic PBCUnverifiedMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveUnverifiedCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Dec 22, 2025
Aug 17Filed 39d agofiled	Round Hill Music v. AnthropicActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Aug 17
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiled	EU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million	Antitrust	Decided	Jul 23
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiled	EU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Closed	Jul 9

Caption and links

Alphabet Inc. (Google LLC) / Anthropic merger inquiry