Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition,” to inform...

The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a redesigned Web site to enhance consumers’ ability to find the information they want quickly and easily. As the federal agency that works directly with and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its challenge to the terms of Actavis Group hf.’s (Actavis) proposed acquisition of Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Abrika), alleging that the transaction...

Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced several appointments and promotions in recent months in the Bureau of Competition, the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the Office of the General...

The Federal District Court in Oregon has frozen the assets of Beaverton-based Merchant Processing, Inc. (MPI), its owner, and affiliated companies. The court ordered a temporary halt to claims the...

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint in federal district court seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Equitable Resources, Inc.’s (Equitable) proposed...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics will sponsor a conference on Friday, April 20, to explore research into how consumer behavior should influence consumer protection policy. The...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking Western Refining, Inc.’s proposed $1.4...

The Federal Trade Commission gave a mixed review of the movie, music, and video-game industries’ self-regulatory programs and their marketing of violent entertainment products to children in its...

Commission receipt of petition to reopen and modify decision and order: The Commission has received a petition from Bruno’s Supermarkets to reopen and modify the final FTC decision and order in the...

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint in federal district court in New Mexico seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Western Refining, Inc.’s proposed...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved several divestitures related to Service Corporation International’s (SCI) recent acquisition...

The Federal Trade Commission today approved a complaint challenging Western Refining, Inc.’s (Western) approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of rival energy company Giant Industries, Inc. (Giant) and...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, and fellow Commissioners Harbour, Leibowitz, Kovacic, and Rosch today presented FTC testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court in Seattle has entered an order for permanent injunction and other relief against a Canadian con-man whom the FTC charged with...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras and U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will provide opening and keynote remarks to begin the FTC’s three-day public conference on “Energy...

Commission approval of report to Congress: The Commission has approved the issuance of a report to Congress regarding the Do Not Call Registry for Fiscal Year 2006. The report, which is available now...

Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns restaurant chains Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones, and Bahama Breeze, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letter to the one commenter of record in the matter...

I congratulate the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC) on the release of its report today. The report represents a three-year effort to review the U.S. antitrust laws, and the policies and...