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Statement by Federal Trade Commission Acting Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman on the Court Ruling Granting a Preliminary Injunction in the Sanford Health/Mid Dakota Clinic Matter

Date

December 14, 2017

Federal Trade Commission Acting Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court ruling yesterday that granted the request of the FTC and...

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FTC, FCC Outline Agreement to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Efforts Following Adoption of The Restoring Internet Freedom Order

Date

December 11, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies would coordinate online...

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FTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Major Titanium Dioxide Companies

Date

December 5, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission issued an administrative complaint challenging the merger of two top suppliers of chloride process titanium dioxide (“TiO2”), a white pigment used in a wide variety of...

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FTC Requires Retail Fuel Station and Convenience Store Operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to Divest 3 Fuel Stations in Alabama as a Condition of Acquiring Jet-Pep, Inc.

Date

November 22, 2017

Retail fuel station and convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has agreed to divest three fuel stations in Alabama to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ACT’s proposed...

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Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration (November 2017)

Date

November 21, 2017

Text of the Commission Report (297.29 KB)

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FTC Issues Annual Report On Ethanol Market Concentration 2017

Date

November 21, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2017 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration , an annual report required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 “to determine whether there is sufficient...

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Officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico Participate in 2017 Trilateral Meeting in Washington, D.C. to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement

Date

November 20, 2017

Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet today at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC to discuss their ongoing work to ensure fair and effective antitrust...

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FTC Staff to Tennessee Legislature: Consider Making Permanent the Animal Massage Therapy Exemption from The Practice of Veterinary Medicine

Date

November 16, 2017

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted comments to the Tennessee General Assembly in support of a state law exemption that allows non-veterinarians to practice animal massage therapy in Tennessee...

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FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in the U.S. Markets for Two Types of Medical Testing Devices

Date

November 14, 2017

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects resulting from Abbott’s $8.3 billion acquisition of Alere...

Nov08

Event

Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics

November 8, 2017 | 8:30AM

The Hatch-Waxman Act, passed by Congress more than 30 years ago, provides a regulatory and judicial framework to expedite generic entry into U.S. prescription drug markets. For many drugs, the Act has...

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FTC to Hold Workshop on Examining Competition Issues Related to Prescription Drug Markets

Date

November 7, 2017

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, “Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics” . Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and U.S...

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FTC Staff Opinion: Crouse Health Hospital’s Proposed Rx Program Is Exempt from Robinson-Patman Act

Date

November 7, 2017

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued an opinion advising Crouse Health Hospital that an exemption under the Non-Profit Institutions Act, or NPIA, applied to its proposal to sell...

Nov07

Event

The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results

November 7, 2017 | 2:00PM

On November 7, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force hosted a roundtable to examine empirical evidence on the effects of occupational licensure. Licensing restrictions –...

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FTC Files Amicus Brief in Appeals Court Case Involving for-Hire Drivers in Seattle

Date

November 6, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief jointly with the Department of Justice in the case of Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle, which is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals...

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FTC to Hold Second Roundtable on Economic Liberty

Date

November 6, 2017

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a Roundtable, “ The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results ” . Acting Chairman...

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Parties Agree to Divestiture of Senior Living Facilities Referral Service Caring.com as a Condition of Red Venture’s Acquiring Bankrate

Date

November 3, 2017

Red Ventures and Bankrate have agreed to a divestiture of Bankrate’s Caring.com business unit to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their $1.4 billion merger would likely harm competition in...

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FTC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022

Date

November 3, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has released its draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022 for public review and comment, as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, using guidance...

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FTC Staff Seeks Empirical Research and Public Comments Regarding Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage

Date

November 1, 2017

Federal Trade Commission staff has issued a public notice encouraging academic and industry research on the impact of certificates of public advantage (COPA) on prices, quality, access, and innovation...

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FTC Staff Issues FY 2015 Report on Branded Drug Firms’ Patent Settlements with Generic Competitors

Date

November 1, 2017

The number of reverse-payment patent settlements entered into by pharmaceutical companies in fiscal year 2015 declined from fiscal year 2014, marking a second annual decrease in such settlements...

Report

Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Overview of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2015: A Report By the Bureau of Competition

Date

November 1, 2017

Text of the Bureau of Competition Report (34.83 KB)

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