Speeches

I. Introduction

Thank you for inviting me to address this conference on the application of the antitrust laws to high technology industries.(1) You picked a timely subject. Both the Federal Trade

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this timely discussion. It's a pleasure to share information with this distinguished audience about the Federal Trade Commission's experience with

One of the great challenges facing antitrust enforcement officials (and scholars and practitioners) around the world concerns the scope of cooperation in antitrust enforcement and convergence in

First, let me just thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. My tongue-in-cheek speech title, "What's really going on inside the beltway?" comes at a time when I suspect that most Americans

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

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 -

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

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

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

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