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Oct23

FTC Hearing #4: Innovation and Intellectual Property Policy

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The Federal Trade Commission held the fourth session of the Hearings initiative with two full-day sessions held at the FTC’s Constitution Center facilities in Washington, D.C. on October 23-24, 2018...

Agilent Technologies, Inc., In the Matter of

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Varian, Inc., two leading global suppliers of high-performance scientific measurement instruments, have agreed to sell three of their product lines in order to proceed with their proposed $1.5 billion merger. According to the FTC’s complaint, Agilent’s acquisition of Varian would have reduced competition for three types of scientific measurement instruments. To resolve these competitive concerns, the parties have agreed to sell assets related to the manufacture and sale of: 1) Micro Gas Chromatography (Micro GC) instruments; 2) Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (3Q GC-MS) instruments; and 3) Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) instruments.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0135
Docket Number
C-4292

FTC Sending Out Refunds in Cramming Case

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending out 22,671 refund checks to people who lost money to a mobile cramming operation that placed tens of millions of dollars in charges on their mobile phone bills...
Jun25

Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams

As consumer interest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has grown, scammers have reportedly become more active in this area. Reported scams include deceptive investment and business opportunities, bait...