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FTC Submits Comment Supporting Proposed USPTO Rule

Date

June 18, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission today submitted a comment supporting a proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rule involving the disclosure of patent settlement agreements. In April, the USPTO...

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FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 14 Open Meeting

Date

September 7, 2023

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The open meeting will commence at 11 a.m. ET...

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Commissioner Statements

Written Submission on the Public Interest of Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of Certain UMTS and LTE Cellular Communication Modules

Date

May 16, 2022

Lina M. Khan, Chair;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Written Submission to the U.S. International Trade Commission

Written Submission of Chair Khan and Commissioner Slaughter to ITC (248.68 KB)

Public Statement

Remarks of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter: SEPs, Antitrust, and the FTC

Date

October 29, 2021

Remarks of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (214.68 KB)

Public Statement

Remarks by Alden F. Abbott Before the IP Watchdog Institute Patent Masters Symposium

Date

March 25, 2019

Patent Law Reform and Competition Policy: A Federal Trade Commission Perspective (103.24 KB)

Public Statement

Closing Remarks of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter at FTC Hearing #4

Date

October 24, 2018

Closing Remarks of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter at FTC Hearing #4: Innovation and Intellectual Property (49.72 KB)

Public Statement

Holding the Line on Patent Holdup: Why Antitrust Enforcement Matters

Date

March 21, 2018

Holding the Line on Patent Holdup: Why Antitrust Enforcement Matters (54.53 KB)

Public Statement

Strong Patent Rights, Strong Economy

Date

October 13, 2017

Strong Patent Rights, Strong Economy (113.5 KB)

Public Statement

Antitrust and Anec-data

Date

August 3, 2017

Antitrust and Anec-data (193.44 KB)

Public Statement

Optimizing Innovation and Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection

Date

April 6, 2017

Optimizing Innovation and Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection (353.29 KB)

Public Statement

Patent Rights in a Climate of Intellectual Property Rights Skepticism

Date

January 18, 2017

Patent Rights in a Climate of Intellectual Property Rights Skepticism (456.25 KB)

Policy Statements

Antitrust Guidelines: Statement of the Antitrust Enforcement Policy of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission With Respect to the Licensing of Intellectual Property

Date

January 13, 2017

Antitrust Guidelines For the Licensing of Intellectual Property: Issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission: Statement of the Antitrust Enforcement Policy of the Department and the Commission With Respect to the Licensing of Intellectual Property Protected by Patent, Copyright, and Trade Secret Law, and of Know-How (526.59 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (55.36 KB)

Public Statement

Intellectual Property, Competition, and Innovation: U.S. Developments

Date

December 6, 2016

MLex Remarks – Intellectual Property, Competition, and Innovation: U.S. Developments (83.37 KB)

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny

Date

October 13, 2016

Opening Remarks of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny (24.74 KB)

Public Statement

A U.S. Enforcer’s Perspective: Protecting Competition and Promoting Innovation

Date

June 29, 2016

TFTC Keynote -- A U.S. Enforcer’s Perspective: Protecting Competition and Promoting Innovation (155.85 KB)

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Support U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Efforts to Increase the Quality of Granted Patents

Date

May 7, 2015

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...

Public Statement

Intellectual Property Rights, Truncation, and Actavis: Who’s Afraid of the Rule of Reason?

Date

April 14, 2015

Intellectual Property Rights, Truncation, and Actavis: Who’s Afraid of the Rule of Reason? (1.12 MB)

Press Release

FTC Seeks to Examine Patent Assertion Entities and Their Impact on Innovation, Competition

Date

September 27, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission voted to seek public comments on a proposal to gather information from approximately 25 companies that are in the business of buying and asserting patents, known as Patent...

Press Release

FTC Finalizes Settlement in Google Motorola Mobility Case

Date

July 24, 2013

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a modified Final Order settling charges that some of Google Inc.’s business practices could stifle competition among...

Public Statement

Looking Back to Move Forward: Preserving the Progressive Tradition at the FTC

Date

January 24, 2013

Looking Back to Move Forward: Preserving the Progressive Tradition at the FTC (49.47 KB)

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