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Competition Matters

A license that is more than a license

Susan Huber and Cathlin Tully, Bureau of Competition
Today, the Commission accepted for public comment a proposed order designed to preserve competition after the merger of CoreLogic and DataQuick, two of only three firms that license national assessor
Business Blog

Zero sum game?

Lesley Fair
For people in the market for a car, an ad on YouTube for Massachusetts-based Courtesy Auto Group featured some eye-catching numbers: “Get behind the wheel of the new 2013 Kia Sorento, now lease priced
Business Blog

Needle and threats

Lesley Fair
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lays out some pretty clear dos and don’ts for debt collectors. Do identify yourself as a debt collector. Do follow up within five days of your initial
Business Blog

Are your green claims clean? Knock on wood.

Lesley Fair
Not every building project starts with an ax-wielding guy in a flannel shirt yelling “tim-berrrr!” Consumers have another choice these days: plastic lumber, which is often used in decking, fences
Business Blog

A light bulb moment for marketers

Lesley Fair
When did a light bulb become the symbol of a good idea? We don’t know, but a ruling in the FTC’s lawsuit against Lights of America – including a $21 million order mandating refunds for consumers and
Business Blog

Less than meets the eye?

Lesley Fair
When an ad purports to show a “right before your eyes” demonstration of a product in action, the visual must be a truthful representation of what it can do. If that’s not the case, both the advertiser
Business Blog

FTC says diaper claims didn't pass the smell test

Lesley Fair
What do dirty diapers and deceptive ads have in common? (We’ll pause a moment so you can add your own punch line.) Now that’s out of the way, the action against Portland-based Down to Earth Designs –
Competition Matters

Looking for something?

Kelly Signs, Bureau of Competition
If you regularly use FTC.gov to find cases, speeches, reports or such, then you’ve probably noticed a few changes. We know -- change is hard. But with added features like drop-down menus and filters
Business Blog

8 advertising potholes auto dealers should avoid

Lesley Fair
In a drive to encourage truth in auto advertising, the FTC has announced Operation Steer Clear – a coast-to-coast law enforcement sweep focusing on deceptive TV, newspaper, and online claims about
Business Blog

When a data oops becomes an uh-oh

Lesley Fair
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Glitch Happens. In the case of Accretive Health, Inc., it was a laptop taken from the passenger compartment of an employee’s car. What transformed this
Business Blog

Risky business

Lesley Fair
No one is sliding across the living room floor in shades lip synching to Bob Seger, but violating the FTC’s Risk-Based Pricing Rule is risky business nonetheless. That’s the message of the FTC’s $1.9
Competition Matters

Un-consummated merger

Debbie Feinstein, Director, Bureau of Competition
Today, five years post-consummation, the Commission approved Polypore International, Inc.’s application to sell Microporous, a competitor it purchased in 2008. Polypore was ordered to divest the
Competition Matters

Location and value of patents

Premerger Notification Office Staff
Each year, the Premerger Notification Office answers thousands of letters, phone calls, and emails regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino rules, giving informal advice on the potential reportability of
Business Blog

6 tips for keeping your green claims clean

Lesley Fair
A recent FTC law enforcement crackdown focused on allegedly deceptive biodegradability claims for plastics. Four of the cases settled and a fifth is heading to trial. Another action targeted green
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