Opinion 02-2
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Discusses whether a not-for profit 501(c)(3) organization satisfies the definition of a franchise under the Franchise Rule.
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April 26, 2002
April 25, 2002
Domain Name Registrars Settle FTC Charges
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A Canadian company and its principal have agreed to pay $375,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their domain name sales scheme violated federal laws. The...
April 24, 2002
FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight the Intersection Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced times, location, and participants for the May 2, 2002 session in their joint hearings on...
"You've Just Won a Playstation 2!" - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers
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"Spam" e-mail messages claiming that consumers had won a free Sony PlayStation 2 or other prize through a promotion purportedly sponsored by Yahoo, Inc., instead routed consumers to an adult Internet...
Florida Defendants to Pay $700,000 in Redress for Alleged Misrepresentations Related to the Telemarketing Of Worthless Credit Card Protection
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An Orlando, Florida-based company doing business as Advanced Consumer Services (ACS) and its principals caught up in the Federal Trade Commission's 2000 "Operation Protection Deception" law...
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BTV Industries, Rik Covell, Adam Lewis, et al. (timeline item) - April 24, 2002
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File
File
Temporary Restraining Order
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April 23, 2002
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Gasoline Pricing
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By
William Kovacic, Former Chairman
File
Testimony
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Pharmaceutical Industry
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By
Timothy J. Muris, Former Chairman
File
Testimony
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FTC Testimony Highlights Multi-prong Strategy To Ensure Competitive Gasoline Pricing
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The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the steps it has taken to assure competitive gasoline pricing in the United States. Testifying today before the House Government Reform Committee's...
Wrongful "Orange Book" Listing Raises Red Flag with FTC; Leads to Consent Order with Biovail Corp. Concerning its Drug Tiazac
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first complaint against - and consent order with - a pharmaceutical manufacturer for allegedly illegally acquiring an exclusive patent license and...
Announced Action(s) for April 23, 2002
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The Commission has approved an amended complaint in its case against Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al. Through the action, the FTC has added Ecommex Corporation as a defendant in this...
Muris Testifies on Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry
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The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate committee that the agency is extending its efforts to protect consumers from anticompetitive practices that block the timely entry of...
FTC to Host Media Availability on Commission's First Competition Case Based on "Orange Book" Pharmaceutical Listing
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Tuesday, April 23, at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce the first FTC law enforcement action stemming from the allegedly wrongful listing of a...
Spam Scam Targets Kids and Their Parents
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Who: J. Howard Beales, III, Director Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission When: Wednesday, April 24, 2002, 11:00 am (room will open at 10:30 p.m. for camera set-up) Where: Federal...
FTC Wins Preliminary Injunction Blocking Libbey, Inc.'s Proposed Acquisition of Anchor Hocking
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In a 32-page opinion issued April 22, 2002, Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission's motion for a preliminary injunction...
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Biovail Corporation (timeline item) - April 23, 2002
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