Our staff issue advisory opinions to help clarify FTC rules and decisions regarding either competition or consumer protection issues, often in response to requests from businesses and industry groups. To find a specific opinion, use the filters on this page. Parties may request advice from our staff concerning proposed conduct.
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Opinion 04-2
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Addresses earnings claims in electronic advertisements, including bulk commercial email.
Opinion 04-1
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Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a trademarked business planning course.
Staff Advisory Opinion - Pyramid Scheme Analysis
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Discusses the Commission’s analysis of compensation based on personal consumption by members of a multi-level company’s sales force and the legal significance of consent orders the Commission has...
Opinion 04-1
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Discusses the application of the Telemarketing Sales Rule's Fee Rule provision to independent or franchised agents of a company.
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Dunlap Memorial Hospital
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re: Transfer of pharmaceuticals at cost by non-profit hospital to patients of non-profit Free Clinic
Opinion 03-5
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Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Opinion 03-4
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Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to automotive paint matching businesses.
Opinion 03-1
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Discusses the applicability of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to third-party telemarketing companies hired by an insurance company to sell insurance products.
Opinion 03-3
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Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Opinion 03-2
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Discusses whether the Franchise Rule applies to a license agreement for the manufacture and distribution of a soil supplement.
Valley Baptist Medical Center
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re: Sale of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospital to contracted workers who provide services at the hospital
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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re: Sale of pharmaceuticals by non-profit children's hospital to patients seen in clinics operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on the hospital's campus.
Opinion 03-1
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Discusses whether a franchisor must disclose a guilty plea involving a violation of the Ontario Gaming Control Act under section 436.1(a)(4) of the Franchise Rule.
PriMed Physicians
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re: proposal of PriMed Physicians, a physician group practice with 55 physician employees located in Dayton, Ohio, to create with other Dayton-area physicians an advocacy group to undertake "a...
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