Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Vizio, Inc. Date: February 6, 2017 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Vizio, Inc. (20.76 KB) Related Release: VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions without Users’ Consent
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Breathometer, Inc. Date: January 23, 2017 Matter Number: 162 3057 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (9.52 KB) Related Release: “Breathometer” Marketers Settle FTC Charges of Misrepresenting Ability to Accurately Measure Users’ Blood Alcohol Content
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - Staff Cross-Device Tracking Report Date: January 23, 2017 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (25.61 KB) Related Release: FTC Releases New Report on Cross-Device Tracking
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Uber, Inc. Date: January 19, 2017 Matter Number: 152 3082 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (17.83 KB) (17.83 KB) Related Release: Uber Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Recruited Prospective Drivers with Exaggerated Earnings Claims
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. Date: January 18, 2017 Matter Number: 1310172 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Mallinckrodt ARD Inc.(Questcor Pharmaceuticals) (14.96 KB) Related Release: Mallinckrodt Will Pay $100 Million to Settle FTC, State Charges It Illegally Maintained its Monopoly of Specialty Drug Used to Treat Infants
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Qualcomm, Inc. Date: January 17, 2017 Matter Number: 141 0199 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Qualcomm, Inc. (16.94 KB) Related Release: FTC Charges Qualcomm With Monopolizing Key Semiconductor Device Used in Cell Phones
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) Related Release: FTC and DOJ Issue Updated Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property
Antitrust Guidelines For International Enforcement and Cooperation: Issued By the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Date: January 13, 2017 Text of the Antitrust Guidelines For International Enforcement and Cooperation (444.62 KB) Related Release: Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Announce Updated International Antitrust Guidelines FTC and DOJ Seek Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to International Antitrust Guidelines Guidelines for International Antitrust Enforcement
Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen Regarding U.S. DOJ & FTC, Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property Date: January 13, 2017 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen Regarding U.S. DOJ & FTC, Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property (55.36 KB) Related Release: FTC and DOJ Issue Updated Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property
Letter From Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Bundeshaus Ost of Switzerland, Describing the FTC’s Commitment to Enforce the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Date: January 12, 2017 By: Edith Ramirez Text of the Letter (198.99 KB) Overview of the U.S. Privacy and Security Landscape (20.14 KB) Related Release: Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Following Adoption of the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part In the Matter of California Naturel, Inc. Date: December 12, 2016 Matter Number: 152 3267 Docket Number: 9370 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Concurring In Part and Dissenting In Part (16.64 KB) Related Release: FTC Rules California Naturel, Inc. Misled Consumers, Violated the FTC Act
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Policy Statement on Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Drugs Date: November 15, 2016 Federal Register Notice: Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Policy Statement on Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Drugs Text of the Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Policy Statement (89.75 KB) Related Release: FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Drugs
Antitrust Guidance For Human Resource Professionals: Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (October 2016) Date: October 20, 2016 Antitrust Guidance For Human Resource Professionals: Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (October 2016) (199.5 KB) Antitrust Red Flags For Employment Practices (27.54 KB) Related Release: FTC and DOJ Release Guidance for Human Resource Professionals on How Antitrust Law Applies to Employee Hiring and Compensation
Concurring Statement of Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of CentraCare Health System Date: October 6, 2016 Matter Number: 161 0096 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Concurring Statement of Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of CentraCare Health System (9.05 KB) Related Release: Healthcare Provider in St. Cloud, MN Settles FTC Charges That Its Acquisition of Rival Provider Would Likely Lessen Competition for Certain Physician Services
Commission Letter Approving June 21, 2016 Petition of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. For Approval of the Proposed Divestiture of Certain Gases Assets To Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. Date: September 1, 2016 By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commission Letter Approving June 21, 2016 Petition of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. For Approval of the Proposed Divestiture of Certain Gases Assets To Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (47.52 KB) Commission Letters To Commenters (51.28 KB) Related Release: FTC Approves American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.’s Application to Divest Assets to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
Dissenting Statement of Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Fortiline, LLC Date: August 9, 2016 By: Maureen K. Ohlhausen Dissenting Statement of Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Fortiline, LLC (7.27 KB) Related Release: FTC Consent Order Protects Competition in Ductile Iron Pipe Industry
Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and Allergan plc Date: July 27, 2016 By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and Allergan plc (46.74 KB) Related Release: FTC Requires Teva to Divest Over 75 Generic Drugs to Settle Competition Concerns Related to its Acquisition of Allergan’s Generic Business
Statement of the Federal Trade Commission FTC v. Herbalife International of America, Inc. Date: July 15, 2016 By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Statement of the Federal Trade Commission FTC v. Herbalife International of America, Inc. (18.58 KB) Related Release: Herbalife Will Restructure Its Multi-level Marketing Operations and Pay $200 Million For Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges
Statement of the Federal Trade Commission - In the Matter of Victrex plc Date: July 14, 2016 Matter Number: 141 0042 Docket Number: C-4586 By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Statement of the Commission (16.86 KB) Related Release: FTC Approves Final Order Settling Monopolization Charges Against Supplier of High-Performance Polymer for Medical Implants
Letter From Chairwoman Edith Ramirez To Vĕra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality of the European Commission, Describing Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the New EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Date: July 7, 2016 By: Edith Ramirez Text of the Letter (115.69 KB) Overview of the U.S. Privacy and Security Landscape (20.14 KB) Related Release: Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Following the European Commission’s Approval of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework