Speeches

It is now 18 months since the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission published Revised Guidelines for treatment of efficiency claims in defense of mergers.(2) My goal today is to present -

Two Supreme Court monopolization decisions, Aspen Skiing and Kodak, establish a legal rule: a firm with monopoly power violates Sherman Act §2 if it excludes rivals from the monopolized market by

I am delighted to be here today to speak about licensing and antitrust. When I speak on this subject to gatherings of intellectual property practitioners, I sometimes feel as if I am attempting to

I. Introduction

My topic today is merger enforcement, and particularly merger litigation, at the FTC. As suggested by three preliminary injunction cases that were litigated simultaneously

* The views expressed are those of Chairman Pitofsky, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or other Commissioners.

I am delighted to have an opportunity to discuss international

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your conference today. I am happy to be here because it is an important and exciting time for media and entertainment; a time marked by change and promise for

* The views expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily of the Federal Trade Commission or any Commissioner

I. Introduction

Today, I'd like to talk about the relationship between

Introduction

Good morning, and thanks for inviting me back for my third report from the Bureau of Competition. The last two years I have used this opportunity to report to the antitrust bar on some of

The views expressed in this speech are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Trade Commission, of any of the Commissioners, or of any other member of the

Good Morning. I am happy to be with ALI-ABA again this year to talk about the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC's") national advertising program.

The FTC's national advertising program is a vibrant and

It is a pleasure to be here in San Francisco, even with El Nino, to participate with such a distinguished panel in this ALI-ABA program on "Product Distribution and Marketing." This afternoon I will

* The views expressed are those of Chairman Pitofsky, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or other Commissioners.

Over one hundred years ago, Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren wrote

Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here. I'd like to start off by thanking Andy Strenio for inviting me to participate in this program. I was happy to accept, not only because he is an old friend

Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to participate in the 1997 Korea Consumer Festival. I am honored and delighted to be here to tell you about the United States Federal Trade Commission's efforts

The views expressed are those of the commissioner and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Trade Commission or any other commissioner.

I am delighted to be here with you this morning to

Introduction

It is an honor to appear before the City Bar Association and to have the opportunity of reviewing antitrust developments over the last year. And when you look back, there is a lot that is

Introduction

The changing nature of health care delivery, the related surge of hospital mergers, and the growth of innovative provider networks have made antitrust's role critical for the health care

Good morning. I'd like to thank FDLI for organizing this conference today. I hope that, with the help of our staff, FDA staff and representatives of the state Attorneys General, we will reach a better

INTRODUCTION

In looking over the program before you arrived this morning, some of you may well have asked: what is someone from the Federal Trade Commission doing as our luncheon speaker? I thought