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FTC Staff Issues FY 2016 Report on Branded Drug Firms’ Patent Settlements with Generic Competitors
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A new Federal Trade Commission staff report found that, despite a considerable increase in the total number of final Hatch-Waxman patent settlements in FY 2016, significantly fewer settlements...
Statement by Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman on District Court Ruling in Agency’s Monopolization Case against Qualcomm
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Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman issued this statement regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s ruling yesterday that Qualcomm...
International Competition Network Adopts Framework for Competition Agency Procedures and Recommended Practices on Investigative Process and Announces the U.S. Agencies will Host the 2020 ICN Annual Conference
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At its annual conference, the International Competition Network (ICN) established a Framework on Competition Agency Procedures (CAP) that reflects the commitment by its participants to uphold...
FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons to Participate in International Competition Network Conference in Cartagena, Colombia
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons and Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will participate in the 18th annual International...
FTC Announces 14th and Final Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the 14th session of its Hearings Initiative at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska on June 12, 2019. This will conclude the FTC’s...
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FTC Hearing #14: Roundtable with State Attorneys General
The Federal Trade Commission held the 14th session of its Hearings Initiative with Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska on June 12, 2019. This concluded the FTC’s Hearings on...
FTC Submits Comment on FDA Guidance Regarding Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products
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The Federal Trade Commission staff has responded to the Food and Drug Administration’s request for comment on its updated industry guidance regarding nonproprietary naming of biological products. The...
FTC Testifies Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee On Its Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce about its efforts to effectively protect consumers and promote...
Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC’s Complaint Challenging Consummated Merger of Companies that Make Microprocessor Prosthetic Knees
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In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint challenging the consummated merger of two prosthetics...
In Senate Testimony, FTC Highlights Work to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition
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In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government , the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...
FTC Charges Surescripts with Illegal Monopolization of E-Prescription Markets
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The Federal Trade Commission sued the health information company Surescripts, alleging that the company employed illegal vertical and horizontal restraints in order to maintain its monopolies over two...
FTC to Hold Workshop on Certificates of Public Advantage in Healthcare Markets
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On June 18, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC to assess the impact of certificates of public advantage (“COPAs”) on prices, quality, access, and...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with a Discussion of Merger Retrospectives
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What: The Federal Trade Commission will host the 13th session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century . When: Friday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Where: FTC...
FTC Requires Divestitures by Tronox and Cristal, Suppliers of Widely Used White Pigment, Settling Litigation over Proposed Merger
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Tronox Limited and Cristal, two of the largest suppliers of the white pigment chloride process titanium dioxide, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges by divesting Cristal’s North...
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Fresenius Medical Care AG & KGaA and NxStage Medical, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Fresenius Medical Care AG’s proposed $2 billion acquisition of NxStage Medical, Inc...
Statement of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition Regarding Announcement that Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group have Terminated Their Acquisition Agreement
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Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group announced on April 5 that that they have abandoned their proposed merger . “Staff of the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion of the FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
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What: The Federal Trade Commission will host the 12th session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century . When: Tuesday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 5:05 p.m., and Wednesday...
FTC Concludes that Impax Entered into Illegal Pay-for-Delay Agreement
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The Federal Trade Commission announced its Opinion and Final Order against generic pharmaceutical company Impax Laboratories LLC . The Commission ruled that Impax engaged in an illegal pay-for-delay...
FTC Chairman Releases 2018 Annual Highlights
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons released the agency’s 2018 Annual Highlights today, highlighting the FTC’s ongoing efforts to protect the interests of consumers and promote a competitive...
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