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FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation...
Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule
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The following outline provides a high-level overview of the FTC’s proposed final rule: The final rule bans new noncompetes with all workers, including senior executives after the effective date...
FTC Moves to Block Tapestry’s Acquisition of Capri
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The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block Tapestry, Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited, a deal that seeks to combine three close competitors – Tapestry’s Coach and Kate...
Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of Anticompetitive Practices in the Health Care Sector
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an easily accessible online portal for the public to report health care...
FTC Announces Special Open Commission Meeting on Rule to Ban Noncompetes
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that a special Open Commission Meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 2pm ET. The following item will be on the...
EU-US Hold Fourth Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and European Commission Executive Vice-President...
FTC Statement on Amendment to Global Partners, Gulf Oil Acquisition
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Global Partners LP recently announced an amendment to its equity purchase agreement with Gulf Oil Limited Partnership in response to antitrust concerns raised by the Federal Trade Commission and the...
FTC and DOJ Host Third Annual Spring Enforcers Summit Virtually on April 8
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will cohost the third annual Spring Enforcers Summit, which will gather senior staff from both agencies, as well as...
FTC, HHS Extend Public Comment Period on Generic Drug Shortages and Competition Request for Information
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The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are extending the deadline for the public to comment on a joint Request for Information (RFI) that seeks to...
FTC and DOJ File Statement of Interest in Hotel Room Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case
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The Federal Trade Commission joined by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a statement of interest with the District of New Jersey in the case of Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment...
Statement Regarding the Termination of Qualcomm’s Proposed Acquisition of Autotalks
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Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu issued the following statement in response to Qualcomm Inc.’s decision to abandon its proposed acquisition of Autotalks Ltd.: “The...
FTC Files Amicus Brief in Asthma Inhaler Patent Dispute
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief explaining that pharmaceutical maker Teva has improperly listed patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book and urged the court...
FTC Releases Report on Grocery Supply Chain Disruptions
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report on the causes behind grocery supply chain disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report revealed that large market participants...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 21 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, March 21, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 11am ET and...
Joint Comment of the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Regarding Exemptions to Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works
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Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;
Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner
FTC and DOJ File Comment with the U.S. Copyright Office Supporting Renewal and Expansion of Exemptions Facilitating Consumers’ and Businesses’ Right to Repair Their Own Products
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) have submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office to advocate for regulations that would facilitate consumers’...
Statement Regarding the Termination of Choice Hotel’s Proposed Takeover of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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The Federal Trade Commission has learned that Choice Hotels International has abandoned its proposed acquisition of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and withdrawn its nominations to replace Wyndham’s Board of...
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