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ARTICLE · 27 JULY 2021

FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement On Repair Restrictions

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The Federal Trade Commission issued an Enforcement Policy Statement on "Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers and Sellers," signalling to industry that it intends to ramp up law enforcement...

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The Federal Trade Commission issued an Enforcement Policy Statement on "Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers and Sellers," signalling to industry that it intends to ramp up law enforcement against companies who improperly restrict consumers' ability to repair products that they have purchased.  Noting that this hasn't been an enforcement priority for the FTC for a number of years, the FTC said that it now intends to "prioritize" investigations into unlawful repair restrictions.  

During an open Commission meeting where the new Enforcement Policy Statement was adopted, FTC Chair Lina Khan said, "These types of restrictions can significantly raise costs for consumers, stifle innovation, close off business opportunity for independent repair shops, create unnecessary electronic waste, delay timely repairs, and undermine resiliency.  The FTC has a range of tools it can use to root out unlawful repair restrictions, and today's policy statement would commit us to

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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