Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc., In the Matter of

Last Updated: December 1, 1999

In the Matter of Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc.

Docket Number:

9286

Case Timeline

December 1, 1999

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Complaint Counsel's Motion To Dismiss the Complaint (1.19 MB)

June 4, 1999

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Initial Decision (16.91 MB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Judge Dismisses Remaining Allegations in Complaint Against VISX

March 5, 1999

Decision & Order Settling the Complaint as to Summit Technology, Inc. (23.5 KB)

Decision & Order Settling Counts I and II of the Complaint as to VISX, Incorporated (23.51 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Announced Actions for March 5, 1999

February 9, 1999

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Order Revising Post-Trial Schedule (20.53 KB)

December 22, 1998

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Order Denying Visx Incorporated's Motion No.4 for Summary Decision Re: Complaint Counsel's Failure to Show a Relevant Market in Which Visx Maintained Monopoly Power by its Acquisition of the Trokel '388' Patent (27.6 KB)

December 21, 1998

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Order (18.68 KB)

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Order Denying Visx Incorporated's Motion No.1 for Summary Decision Re: Prior Art Issue (20.58 KB)

December 15, 1998

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Order Denying Visx Incorporated's Motion No.2 for Summary Decision Regarding U.S. Patent No. 5,711,762 and U.S. Patent No. 5,735,843 (23.17 KB)

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Second Order Granting, In Part, and Denying, In Part, Motion for In Camera Treatment (44.36 KB)

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Order Specifying Undisputed Facts Regarding Respondent Visx Incorporated's Motion No.2 for Summary Decision Regarding U.S. Patent No. 5,711,762 and U.S. Patent No. 5,735,843 (114.56 KB)

December 14, 1998

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Order Dismissing Paragraph 17-19 of the Complaint (220.8 KB)

November 30, 1998

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Order Granting Withdrawal of Certification (65.14 KB)

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Notice of Pre-Trial Hearing (19.58 KB)

August 21, 1998

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Agreement Containing Consent Order to Cease and Desist As To Summit (36.62 KB)

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Agreement Containing Consent Order to Cease and Desist As To VISX. (40.3 KB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (23.91 KB)

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Administrative Complaint Issued on March 24, 1998 (43.52 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Summit and VISX Settle FTC Charges of Violating Antitrust Laws

May 17, 1998

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Order (57.12 KB)

March 24, 1998

Administrative Complaint (30.19 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Charges Two Firms That Control the Market for Laser Eye Surgery with Price-Fixing Conspiracy