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The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required under Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5)).

On Sept. 27, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will conduct a study concerning Patent Assertion Entities and other entities asserting patents in the wireless communication sector, including manufacturers and other non-practicing entities engaged in licensing.

We reported last month that the district court in the northern district of Texas had "set aside" the Federal Trade Commission's recently finalized rule prohibiting employers...

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In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons defended the agency's budget request for FY 2019.

In a speech at the American Antitrust Association (AAI) and Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Conference on Innovation, Patents and PAEs on December 10, 2014, Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC) Julie Brill reported that the FTC hopes to complete its study of patent assertion entities (PAEs) by the end of 2015.

Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen left the agency upon the expiration of her term as commissioner.

On May 9, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted an article summarizing recent developments and areas of competitive sensitivity in the acquisition of partial equity interests.

The two leading suppliers of pre-filled propane exchange tanks, commonly used in barbecue grills and outdoor heaters, have reached an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that the companies illegally agreed not to deviate from their plan to reduce the volume of propane sold to Walmart and other key customers.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") released a staff report earlier this month that provides new data on the agency’s horizontal merger investigations.

Alex Okuliar spoke to Bloomberg Law following the Federal Trade Commission vote to rescind the agency's 1995 policy statement on prior approval and prior notice provision in merger cases.

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") sent warning letters to six (6) major companies that market and sell automobiles, cellular devices, and video gaming systems

The Premerger Notification Office staff of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") detailed the timeline for Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") procedures.

On January 13, 2010, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a staff report entitled "Pay-for-Delay: How Drug Company Pay-Offs Cost Consumers Billions."

On July 30, 2013, Suzanne Munck, Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, on the impact of patent hold-up on competition, and standard-essential patents (SEPs).

Many have been wondering when FTC and DOJ will resume granting early termination of the HSR waiting period in deals that present no anticompetitive concerns. Early termination does not appear to be coming back anytime soon.

In a judgment of Sept. 6, 2013, the European Union General Court upheld the legality of unannounced inspections carried out by the Commission at Deutsche Bahn in 2011, confirming that the use of the Commission’s powers does not infringe the fundamental rights of the target and can be carried out without prior judicial authorisation.

Certain operating companies have suggested that antitrust law may offer a solution to concerns over Patent Assertion Entities' behavior.