Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in response to the PTO’s comprehensive initiative to...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Element Electronics, Inc.

Date

May 7, 2015

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Timothy J. Fitzgibbon, Esq., Counsel for Element Electronics Corp. (402.79 KB)

Case Timeline Item

ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 7, 2015

Date

May 7, 2015

Complaint Counsel's Compilation of Materials to Facilitate Oral Argument Presentation (632.1 KB)

Advocacy Filings

Comment of the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice Before the United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office: In the Matter of Request For Comments On Enhancing Patent Quality

Date

May 7, 2015

Matter Number

V150006

Docket Number

PTO-P-2014-0043

The FTC and the Department of Justice jointly submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in response to the PTO’s comprehensive initiative to increase the quality of...

Comment of the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice Before the United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office: In the Matter of Request For Comments On Enhancing Patent Quality (61.31 KB)

May 6, 2015

Press Release

Katherine Race Brin Appointed FTC Chief Privacy Officer

Date

May 6, 2015

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced that Katherine Race Brin will serve as the FTC’s Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), succeeding Peter Miller. “I am very pleased to announce Katie...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Parts 3 and 4; Final Rules Revising Parts 3 and 4 to Reflect New Features in the Commission’s Electronic Filing System, Eliminate Outdated Requirements for Document Filing and Service, and Clarify the Rules’ Applicability

Date

May 6, 2015

Case Timeline Item

MDK Media, Inc. (timeline item) - May 6, 2015

Date

May 6, 2015

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants Makonnen Kebede and MDK Media Inc. (75.08 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants Christopher Thomas DeNovellis and Mindkontrol Industries LLC (76.63 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants James Matthew Dawson and Bear Communications LLC (76.59 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants Casey Lee Adkisson and Network One Commerce Inc. (73.79 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants Wayne Calvin Byrd II and Anacapa Media LLC (76.32 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendants Sarah Ann Brekke and Tendenci Media LLC (65.81 KB)

Case Timeline Item

LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 6, 2015

Date

May 6, 2015

Complaint Counsel's Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (2.16 MB)

Respondent LabMD, Inc.'s Motion to Strike Complaint Counsel's Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Disqualify Chairwoman Edith Ramirez or, in the Alternative, Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion to Disqualify Commissioner Edith Ramirez (378.3 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Jerk, LLC, d/b/a Jerk.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 6, 2015

Date

May 6, 2015

Complaint Counsel's Consolidated Opposition to Respondent John Fanning's and Jerk LLC's Motions to Stay Enforcement of the Commission's Order Pending Appeal (2.87 MB)

May 5, 2015

Press Release

FTC Puts Conditions on Merger of Auto Parts Suppliers ZF Friedrichshafen AG and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

Date

May 5, 2015

Two of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers, ZF Friedrichshafen AG and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., have agreed to divest TRW's linkage and suspension business in North America and Europe , to...

Press Release

FTC’s Electronic Filing System Will Accept Confidential Documents

Date

May 5, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has adopted revisions to its Rules of Practice, which will enable parties in adjudicative proceedings before the Commission to file confidential documents electronically...

Press Release