Jan14
Oil Industry Merger Effects
The FTC hosted a public conference to examine two recent studies focusing on the price effects of mergers and concentration in the United States petroleum industry. The conference brought together a...
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Protecting Competition, FTC Clears Genzyme Corp.'s $1 Billion Acquisition of Ilex Oncology, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will conditionally allow Genzyme Corporation’s (Genzyme) proposed $1 billion acquisition of ILEX Oncology, Inc. (Ilex), provided the companies...
Dec15
Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues
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The workshop is the latest in a series of efforts to assess the impact of new and significant technologies on consumers and businesses. P2P file-sharing technology enables individuals to share files...
Resolving Anticompetitive Concerns, FTC Clears Sanofi-Synthlabos Acquisition of Aventis
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Under the terms of a consent agreement announced today, the Federal Trade Commission would allow France’s Sanofi-Synthélabo’s (Sanofi) $64 billion acquisition of Aventis, provided the companies divest...
FTC Reinstates Complaint of Unfair Methods of Competition Against Unocal
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The Federal Trade Commission today reinstated charges that the Union Oil Company of California violated antitrust laws by defrauding the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in connection with...
Apr15
Ideas into Action: Implementing Reform of the Patent System
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The FTC, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology co-sponsored a conference to address patent reform and how it might be implemented. The event brought...
FTC To Challenge Arch Coal's Proposed Acquisition of Triton Coal Company
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The Federal Trade Commission has voted to seek an injunction to block Arch Coal Inc.'s (Arch) proposed $364 million acquisition of Triton Coal Company, LLC's (Triton) assets, including the North...
Feb17
FTC/DOJ Joint Workshop on Merger Enforcement
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This three-day workshop brought together prominent practitioners, academics and enforcement officials to discuss the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The workshop explored state-of-the-art application of...
Alpha Acquisition Corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
911 0040
Docket Number
C-3349
FTC Closes its Investigation of Genzyme Corporation's 2001 Acquisition of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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By a 3-1-1 vote, the Federal Trade Commission today closed its investigation into Genzyme Corporation's (Genzyme) 2001 acquisition of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Novazyme). At the time of its...
Pharmaceutical Agreement Notification Filing Requirements
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The Federal Trade Commission has published a notice describing the types of agreements that brand-name pharmaceutical and generic drug manufacturers must file with the FTC and the U.S. Department of...
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Merger Challenges Data, 1999 – 2003
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Merger Challenges Data, 1999 – 2003
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Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Unocal for Alleged Anticompetive Practices Related to Carb Gasoline
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In an initial decision filed on November 25, 2003, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint brought earlier this year by the Commission that...
Texas Doctors Group Settles FTC Price-Fixing Charges
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A Houston, Texas-based physicians’ group has agreed to settle FTC charges that it increased costs for consumers, employers, and health plans by fixing prices jointly in contract negotiations with...
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