Commission Actions

Commission approval of proposed asset sale : The Commission has approved the proposed sale of assets by J.W. Childs (Childs), related to the 2001 purchase of Ralston Purina Company by Nestlé S.A....

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Date

October 10, 2003

Federal Register Notice

Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Trade Regulation Rule Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension - 16 CFR Part 435

Date

October 10, 2003

Federal Register Notice

Rules Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule") - 16 CFR Part 305

Date

October 10, 2003

Case Timeline Item

Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 10, 2003

Date

October 10, 2003

Complaint Counsel's Revised Reply Findings Numbered 192 and 969 (12.51 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Reply to Respondent's Proposed Findings of Fact (1.56 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 10, 2003

Date

October 10, 2003

Memorandum in Support of Complaint Counsels Motion in Limine Requesting That this Court, on Judicial Estoppel Grounds, Prohibit Unocal from Taking Positions Inconsistent with Those Advanced Earlier in Federal Court Litigation (51.64 KB)

Motion in Limine to Exclude Extrinsic Evidence on the Auto/Oil Agreement's Unambiguous Independent Research Provisions (30.56 KB)

Exhibit A (6.88 MB)

Exhibit B (1.18 MB)

Notice of Appearance (for nonparty CITGO Petroleum Corporation), and CITGO's Motion to Join Unocal's Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents Containing Confidential Business Information that Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Hearing Exhibits (177.16 KB)

Notice of Appearance (for a Confidential Unocal Licensee) (7.74 KB)

Motion for In Camera Treatment of Confidential Personnel Documents that Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Hearing Exhibits, and Proposed Order (76.68 KB)

Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Gasolines that "Match" the Numerical Property Limitations of Unocal's RFG Patents, and Proposed Order (81.26 KB)

Exhibit A (67.23 KB)

Exhibit B (132.35 KB)

Exhibit C (101.47 KB)

Exhibit D (105.25 KB)

Exhibit E (96.55 KB)

Exhibit F (33.02 KB)

Exhibit G (37.76 KB)

Memorandum in Support of Unocal's Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents Containing Confidential Business Information that Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Hearing Exhibits (9.74 KB)

Unocal's Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents Containing Confidential Business Information that Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Hearing Exhibits (102.03 KB)

Notice of Appearance by Henrik Parker (6.75 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Aspen Technology, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 10, 2003

Date

October 10, 2003

Notice of Appearance by David Gelfand (73.27 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Nestle Holdings, Inc., and Ralston Purina Company (timeline item) - October 10, 2003

Date

October 10, 2003

Letter Approving Petition of J.W. Childs Equity Partners II, L.P. for Prior Approval of Proposal To Sell Certain Shares of Stock to The CypressGroup LLP (“Cypress”). (14.22 KB)

October 9, 2003

Press Release

FTC to Host Joint Media Availability With U.S. State Department on Annual Green Card Lottery

Date

October 9, 2003

The Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection will host a joint media availability with a representative of the U.S. State Department on Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 2...

Press Release

FTC and the Irish Director of Consumer Affairs Agree To Enhance Cooperation on Consumer Protection Matters

Date

October 9, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission and Ireland’s Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate enhanced law...

Press Release

Consumer Protection Agencies Meet in Helsinki to Share Investigative Techniques and Combat Cross-Border Fraud

Date

October 9, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission and members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) have announced several initiatives to combat cross-border fraud. The network conducted...

Press Release

FTC Shuts down Operators of Web Sites Who Allegedly Falsely Claimed to Help People Enter State Departments Green Card Lottery

Date

October 9, 2003

With the opening day of the U.S. State Department’s annual Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery just weeks away, the Federal Trade Commission today cracked down on the operators of eight Internet Web sites who...

Cooperation Agreements