Press Releases

As explained in the notice, which will be published shortly, the Commission is requesting public comment on Dow Chemical Company's (Dow's) petition to establish a new generic fiber subclass name and...

Joseph J. Simons, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, today announced the first scheduled Workshop on Merger Remedies. This first in a planned series of FTC "brown bag"...

The Federal Trade Commission today provided additional details on a series of upcoming public workshops regarding "Merger Investigation Best Practices" that will be held at FTC Headquarters, Room 332...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule governing the safeguarding of customer records and information for the financial institutions subject to its jurisdiction. The Rule will be...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public workshop to explore issues related to the security of consumers' computers and the personal information stored in them or in company databases...

The Commission has approved an amendment to the divestiture agreement approved on April 23, 2002, regarding the merger of Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation...

If you are considering purchasing Alaskan Native art, invest a little time learning about the processes and materials that Alaskan Native artisans use to create unique and beautiful objects...

Two Denver, Colorado-area physician organizations, Physician Integrated Services of Denver, Inc. (PISD), and Aurora Associated Primary Care Physicians, L.L.C. (AAPCP), along with their respective...

Following the appropriate public comment periods, the Commission has approved three applications by America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) regarding non-affiliated Internet Service Providers (ISPs)...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today announced topics, times, locations, and participants for the May 14, 22, and 23, 2002 sessions of their joint...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint challenging Libbey Inc.'s (Libbey) proposed acquisition of Anchor Hocking (Anchor), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid...

Welcoming participants and attendees to the Federal Trade Commission's second public conference on factors that affect prices of refined petroleum products, Chairman Timothy J. Muris today said that...

These are the types of claims the Federal Trade Commission has challenged in complaints filed in federal district courts against three widely advertised electronic abdominal exercise belts - AB...

What: Press Conference Who: Timothy J. Muris Chairman Federal Trade Commission Where: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 532 Washington, D.C. When: Wednesday May 8, 2002 1:00...

The Commission has approved a third extension of a time period concerning a matter involving Baxter International, Inc. (Baxter). Under the order in Docket No. C-3726, which concerned Baxter's...

In accordance with the reporting provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Commission has submitted its second annual report to Congress on the number and disposition of enforcement actions taken...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris will speak at a news conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 12:45p.m. to discuss identity theft...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a consent agreement with Solvay S.A. to resolve competitive concerns stemming from Solvay's proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. from...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a second public conference on "Factors Affecting Prices of Refined Petroleum Products," to be held May 8-9, 2002 in Room 432 at the FTC. This conference, a...