Last Updated: December 1, 1999 In the Matter of Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc. Docket Number: 9286
June 4, 1999 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
December 22, 1998 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 Order (18.68 KB) Order Denying Visx Incorporated's Motion No.1 for Summary Decision Re: Prior Art Issue (20.58 KB)
December 15, 1998 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) Second Order Granting, In Part, and Denying, In Part, Motion for In Camera Treatment (44.36 KB) 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)
November 30, 1998 Order Granting Withdrawal of Certification (65.14 KB) Notice of Pre-Trial Hearing (19.58 KB)
August 21, 1998 Agreement Containing Consent Order to Cease and Desist As To Summit (36.62 KB) Agreement Containing Consent Order to Cease and Desist As To VISX. (40.3 KB) Analysis of Proposed Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (23.91 KB) Administrative Complaint Issued on March 24, 1998 (43.52 KB) PRESS RELEASE: Summit and VISX Settle FTC Charges of Violating Antitrust Laws
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