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Published on December 4, 2013 - 19:05 GMT

FTC Staff Submits Comment to the Commission on Dental Accreditation Regarding its Proposed Standards for Dental Therapy Education ...

For Your Information: 12/04/2013 Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding CODA’s proposed Accreditation Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs. The …

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Published on December 4, 2013 - 19:05 GMT

FTC Announces Agenda for Workshop Examining Competition Issues Surrounding Biologic and Follow-on Biologic Medicines: Biosimilars ...

For Your Information: 12/04/2013 The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for the upcoming public roundtable on “Follow-on Biologics: Impact of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Naming Proposals on Competition.” The workshop will be held in …

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Published on December 3, 2013 - 15:45 GMT

FTC Testifies on Its Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition As the Agency Approaches Its 100th Anniversary

For Release: 12/03/2013 The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on the agency’s long track record of protecting consumers and promoting competition in the U.S. economy, as well as the agency’s ongoing work and future challenges as it …

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Published on November 27, 2013 - 17:06 GMT

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Honeywell’s Acquisition of Intermec was Anticompetitive in U.S. Market for Two-...

For Your Information: 11/27/2013 Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Honeywell International, Inc.’s acquisition of rival scan engine manufacturer Intermec Inc. was …

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Published on November 26, 2013 - 21:17 GMT

FTC’s 2013 Report Finds U.S. Ethanol Market Remains Unconcentrated

For Your Information: 11/26/2013 The market for fuel ethanol in the United States is unconcentrated, with 156 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to begin producing ethanol in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the Federal Trade …

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Published on November 22, 2013 - 18:59 GMT

FTC Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Patent Assertion Entity Study Through December 16, 2013

For Your Information: 11/22/2013 The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for public comments on its proposed study of patent assertion entities (PAEs), which it announced on September 27. To provide additional time for interested parties to …

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Published on November 20, 2013 - 19:11 GMT

FTC Approves Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.'s Application to Divest Ameristar Casinos, Inc.'s Assets in Lake Charles, Louisiana to ...

For Your Information: 11/20/2013 Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to divest all of the assets associated with Ameristar Casinos, Inc.’s casino and hotel project …

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Published on November 15, 2013 - 15:41 GMT

FTC Chairwoman Ramirez Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Agency's Enforcement of U.S. Antitrust Laws to Promote ...

For Release: 11/15/2013 In testimony presented to a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee the Federal Trade Commission described its ongoing efforts to protect competition and consumers in many important sectors of the economy, including …

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Published on November 9, 2013 - 01:15 GMT

FTC to Host Workshop on the Competitive Impacts of State Regulations and Naming Conventions Concerning Follow-on Biologic Drugs

For Release: 11/08/2013 The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on December 10, 2013, at its headquarters in Washington, DC, to examine competition issues surrounding biologic and follow-on biologic medications. As explained in …

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Published on November 6, 2013 - 19:47 GMT

FTC Finalizes Amendments to the Premerger Notification Rules Related to the Transfer of Exclusive Patent Rights in the ...

For Your Information: 11/06/2013 The Federal Trade Commission issued final changes to the premerger notification rules that require companies in the pharmaceutical industry to report certain proposed acquisitions of exclusive patent rights to the FTC and …

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Published on November 1, 2013 - 13:34 GMT

FTC Closes Seven-month Investigation of Proposed Office Depot/OfficeMax Merger

For Release: 11/01/2013 The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to close its seven-month investigation into the proposed $1.2 billion merger of office supply superstores Office Depot, Inc. and OfficeMax, Inc. and has issued a Commission …

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Published on October 31, 2013 - 18:36 GMT

FTC Approves Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Request to Modify Final Decision and Order, Divestiture Agreement Related to 2012 Acquisition ...

For Your Information: 10/31/2013 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a request by Kinder Morgan, Inc., that the Commission modify the final FTC order and approve a change to a related divestiture agreement. The order resolved Commission charges that …

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Published on October 25, 2013 - 21:29 GMT

FTC Extends the Deadlines for Public Comments on 13 Matters Before the Agency

For Your Information: 10/25/2013 In light of the recent, temporary government shutdown, the Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment periods for 13 matters that currently are pending before the agency in order to ensure that interested …

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Published on October 24, 2013 - 16:31 GMT

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Solera Holdings' 2012 Acquisition of Actual Systems Was Anticompetitive in the ...

For Your Information: 10/24/2013 Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Solera Holdings, Inc.’s 2012 purchase of rival Actual Systems of America, Inc. was anticompetitive. The FTC…

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Published on September 27, 2013 - 18:06 GMT

FTC Settles Charges That Actavis’s Proposed $8.5 Billion Acquisition of Warner Chilcott Would be Anticompetitive

For Release: 09/27/2013 International drug manufacturer Actavis, Inc. has agreed to sell all rights and assets to four generic pharmaceuticals – three oral contraceptives and an osteoporosis treatment – to settle FTC charges that its proposed $8.5 billion …

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Published on September 27, 2013 - 15:53 GMT

FTC Seeks to Examine Patent Assertion Entities and Their Impact on Innovation, Competition

For Release: 09/27/2013 The Federal Trade Commission voted to seek public comments on a proposal to gather information from approximately 25 companies that are in the business of buying and asserting patents, known as Patent Assertion Entities (“PAEs”). …

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Published on September 26, 2013 - 22:38 GMT

FTC Puts Conditions on Mylan’s Proposed Acquisition of Agila from Strides

For Release: 09/26/2013 The Federal Trade Commission will require Mylan, Inc., and Agila Specialties Global Pte. Ltd and Agila Specialties Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, Agila) to divest 11 generic injectable drugs as a condition of allowing Mylan’s proposed …

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Published on September 26, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Polypore International's Application to Sell Microporous to Seven Mile Capital Partners; Sale Would ...

For Your Information: 09/26/2013 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Polypore International, Inc. for approval to divest all stock and assets related to Microporous, which it acquired in February 2008, to Seven Mile …

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Published on September 25, 2013 - 16:56 GMT

Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Issue Updated Model Waiver of Confidentiality for International Civil Matters and ...

For Release: 09/25/2013 The Federal Trade Commission staff and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued a joint model waiver of confidentiality for individuals and companies to use in merger and civil non-merger matters involving …

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Published on September 20, 2013 - 22:10 GMT

FTC Puts Conditions on Nielsen's Proposed $1.6 Billion Acquisition of Arbitron

For Release: 09/20/2013 Media research company Nielsen Holdings N.V. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Arbitron Inc. may substantially lessen competition. Nielsen will divest and license assets and …

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