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USA - March 1 2013
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent settlement in In the Matter of Oltrin prohibiting use of a geographic non-compete by two companies in the…
USA - January 16 2013
Policy makers in Washington, DC have been hearing about the problems created by patent assertion entities - PAEs or, to some, "patent trolls" - from…
USA - December 5 2012
In 1990, the Hubble Telescope was launched, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, Iraq invaded Kuwait precipitating the first Gulf war, and most importantly (at least for this blog post), the FTC last updated its “Guides for Advertising Allowances and other Merchandising Payments and Services”.
USA - August 2 2012
Merging companies whose deals fall below the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger filing threshold may think that once they have completed their merger and integration is finished, there is no longer any threat that the federal antitrust law enforcers, the FTC or DOJ, will challenge their deal.
USA - May 23 2012
A recent decision in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Liu v. Amerco, demonstrates that even unsuccessful attempts to fix prices can lead to class action lawsuits.
