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FTC Staff Comment Before the Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Texas Concerning Online Attorney Matching Programs

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Matter Number
V060017
Related Release
FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief with DOJ in Matter of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co.; Commission Approves J&J Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Guidant Order; FTC Staff Files Comments with Texas State Bar on Attorney Online Matching
Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Noble E. Ellington Concerning Louisiana S.B. 642 to Define More Clearly the Type of Seller That Must be Licensed as an Auctioneer

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Matter Number
V060015
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FTC Staff: Consumers Benefit from Use and Availability of Online Auction Trading Assistants; Licensing Should Not be Required
Advocacy Filings

FTC Comment Before The Patent and Trademark Office regarding Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims

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Commission Files Comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Proposed Rules Governing Continuation Practice
Cases and Proceedings

Valassis Communications, Inc., In the Matter of

Valassis, a leading producer of free-standing newspaper inserts in the United States, has settled charges that it violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by attempting to collude with News America Marketing, its only rival, to eliminate competition between the two companies. During a conference call with industry analysts, a Valassis executive invited NewsAmerica to join in a scheme to allocate customers and fix prices in order to end an ongoing price war between the two companies. Under the consent order settling the FTC’s complaint, Valassis is barred from engaging in or inviting collusive agreements with other publishers or attempting to collude with its competitors.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510008
Docket Number
C-4160
Cases and Proceedings

Procter & Gamble Company and The Gillette Company, In the Matter of

The consent order permitted The Procter & Gamble Company’s acquisition of rival consumer products manufacturer The Gillette Company, provided the companies divest: 1) Gillette’s Rembrandt at-home teeth whitening business; 2) P&G’s Crest SpinBrush battery-powered and rechargeable toothbrush business; and 3) Gillette’s Right Guard men’s antiperspirant deodorant business. In addition, P&G must amend its joint venture agreement with Philips Oral Health Care, Inc. regarding the Crest Sonicare IntelliClean System rechargeable toothbrush to allow Philips to independently market and sell rechargeable toothbrushes.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510115
Docket Number
C-4151
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