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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Google Agrees to Change Its Business Practices to Resolve FTC Competition Concerns In the Markets for Devices Like Smart Phones, ...

For Release: 1/03/2013 Google Inc. has agreed to change some of its business practices to resolve Federal Trade Commission concerns that those practices could stifle competition in the markets for popular devices such as smart phones, tablets and gaming …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Issues 2012 Update of Horizontal Merger Investigation Data Report

For Release: 01/04/2013 To promote transparency in merger enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated staff report on the agency’s major investigations of horizontal mergers. The update adds four more years of data to the agency’s …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Announces Revised Thresholds for Clayton Act Antitrust Reviews for 2013

For Your Information: 01/10/2013 The Federal Trade Commission announced it has revised the thresholds that determine whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Seeks Public Comment on AEA Investors Application to Modify Order Related to Houghton International

For Your Information: 01/10/2013 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by AEA Investors 2006 Fund L.P. to modify a 2010 final order related to the 2008 acquisition of D.A. Stuart GmbH by Houghton International Inc., a …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Joshua D. Wright Begins Term at Federal Trade Commission

For Release: 01/11/2013 Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz welcomed Joshua D. Wright as an FTC Commissioner at a swearing-in ceremony today. President Obama named Wright, a Republican, to a term that ends on September 25, 2019. He was …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Study: In FY 2012, Branded Drug Firms Significantly Increased the Use of Potential Pay-for-Delay Settlements to Keep Generic ...

For Release: 01/17/2013 In Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the number of potentially anticompetitive patent dispute settlements between branded and generic drug companies increased significantly compared with FY 2011, jumping from 28 to 40, according to a new …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Puts an End to Bleach Non-Compete Agreement That Whitewashed Competition in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Southern ...

For Release: 1/18/2013 The Federal Trade Commission will require bleach producer and seller Oltrin Solutions, LLC to release its competitor, JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. from an agreement not to sell bleach in North Carolina and South Carolina. This non- …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Staff: Tennessee Supreme Court Should Decline to Adopt Proposals that Unnecessarily Restrict Truthful Attorney Advertising

For Release: 01/25/2013 Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request for public comment from the Supreme Court of Tennessee, has provided comment on proposed amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct regarding attorney …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Staff Makes Recommendations to New York Public Service Commission on Competition and Consumer Protection Measures in Retail ...

For Your Information: 01/25/2013 Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment in response to a request from the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) for comments on competition and consumer protection rules in New York’s retail …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC/DOJ Amicus Brief Supports Right of Private Parties to Pursue Relief Under the Antitrust Laws

For Your Information: 01/30/2013 The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the right of private parties to pursue relief under the antitrust …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement Order Concerning Google and Motorola Mobility LLC. through February 22, ...

For Your Information: 02/01/2013 At the request of several members of the public, the Federal Trade Commission has extended the time to submit public comments on the proposed settlement order concerning Google and Motorola Mobility LLC. (MMI) through …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Premerger Notification Rules Related to the Withdrawal of HSR Filings

For Release: 02/01/2013 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a set of proposed changes to its premerger rulesto establish procedures for the withdrawal of a Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) premerger notification filing in certain circumstances …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges of Anticompetitive Conduct Against IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

For Your Information: 02/12/2013 Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., the largest U.S. supplier of diagnostic testing products used by small animal …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FTC Staff Advises Oklahoma Physician Hospital Organization That it Will Not Recommend Antitrust Challenge to Proposed Formation of ...

For Your Information: 02/13/2013 The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition has advised the Norman Physician Hospital Organization (Norman PHO) that staff has no present intention to recommend that the FTC challenge its proposed formation or …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Statement of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of the Commission in the Phoebe Putney/Palmyra ...

For Release: 02/19/2013 Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement concerning today’s unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Phoebe Putney Health System’s acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany, Georgia. …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Freedom of Information Act Fee Changes; Also Publishes Final Rule Making the FOIA Process ...

For Your Information: 02/21/2013 The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the agency’s fee rule and accompanying fee schedule for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The …

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Published on September 25, 2012 - 15:31 GMT

Biglari Holdings, Inc., to Pay $850,000 Penalty to Resolve FTC Allegations That it Violated U.S. Premerger Notification ...

For Release: 09/25/2012 Biglari Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded holding company, has agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated premerger reporting laws in connection with its 2011 acquisition of a stake in …

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Published on July 16, 2012 - 16:10 GMT

FTC Puts Conditions on Novartis AG's Acquisition of Fougera Holdings, Inc.

Settlement Order Protects Competition in the Markets for Skin Care Gels and Cream The Federal Trade Commission will require drug supplier Novartis AG to give up its marketing rights to four topical skin care medications, under a proposed …

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Published on July 12, 2012 - 22:11 GMT

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FTC Opinion and Order in Polypore Matter

Consumers Will Benefit from Continued Competition in the Market for Battery Components Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Edith Ramirez issued the following statement regarding this week's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

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Published on July 11, 2012 - 14:15 GMT

FTC Testimony Expresses Concern that Owners of "Standard-Essential" Patents May Obtain Injunctions Enabling Them to Hold Up Other ...

Concern Focuses on Those That Have Previously Agreed to License Essential Patents on Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Terms The Federal Trade Commission expressed concern to Congress about the prospect that companies that own "standard- …

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